Author: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
Illustrator: Christy Hale
Format: Paperback
Published: Lee & Low Books, 1998

As little Elizabeti watches her mother lovingly care for her newborn brother, Obedi, she decides she too wants a baby to care for. So Elizabeti looks around their Tanzanian village and finds the perfect doll - a rock. Elizabeti names her Eva. When Mama washes Obedi, Elizabeth washes Eva. When Mama sings to Obedi, Elizabeth sings to Eva. When Eva goes missing one day, Elizabeti realizes how much she has come to care for her doll. Based on the author's personal experiences living in Tanzania, the story comes to life through lovely writing and creative collage paintings.