The Stranger

It is late summer when Farmer Bailey has the accident. The man he hits with his truck is dressed in peculiar fashion, all in leather. The man has lost his memory, and Farmer Bailey takes him into his home to recuperate. Some weeks pass but the stranger still does not know who he is or where he came from. The Baileys grow quite fond of the man. One day a group of geese flies overhead, going south. The stranger follows them with his eyes until they are out of sight. Farmer Bailey begins to notice how strange the weather is. It seems that fall will never come.

Written by master storyteller Chris Van Allsburg. Chris Van Allsburg: A Caldecott Medal award-winning children's book author and illustrator, renowned for works such as The Polar Express, Jumanji, and The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.