When asked why this book was written, the boys exclaimed they wanted kids like them and their parents or other family to enjoy and explore with them the things that can be seen and done in one backyard! With illustrations by Atlanta illustrator, Tony Moore, highlights a running water pond adorned with frogs and turtles, and also shares the boys' adventure of skipping rocks and reciting poems on the wide deck found in their grandmother's backyard. Learn more about Miles and Willia&macute;s adventures by visiting www.mygrandmasbackyard.com.