Her first-person narration of her adventures wandering around the countryside is on notebook paper in cursive writing, where she shares meeting up with the local villagers.

A partial list of notable poems include: The Lamb, I Had a Little Nut Tree, The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, The Song of Hiawatha, Incy wincy spider, Fern Hill and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.

The book begins with an apt verse from John Masefield: It is good to be out on the road, and going one knows not where, Going through meadow and village, one knows not whither or why; Through the grey light drift of the dust, in the keen cool rush of the air, Under the flying white clouds, and the broad blue lift of the sky.

O, to feel the beat of the rain, and the homely smell of the earth, Is a tune for the blood to jig to, and joy past power of words; And the blessed green comely meadows are all a-ripple with mirth At the noise of the lambs at play and the dear wild cry of the birds.

[1] He explains that as a young girl, she would come to Iddesleigh for her summer holidays and stay with the poet Seán Rafferty and his wife Peggy, who had left London to run the Duke of York pub in the village.

[7][8] Kirkus Reviews wrote "Gill's mixed-media artwork features delicately nuanced paintings and sketches of local animals, trees and flowers; along with old churches, villages and fields; occasional flaps, gatefolds and transparent pages enhance the striking presentation".

[9] Publishers Weekly also complimented Gill's illustrations, saying her "closely observed drawings of wildlife, farmers, and landscapes tinted in gentle, rained-out colors join hand-lettered sections of prose; anglophiles will be eager to share this bit of British countryside with children they know ".

[10] Marian McLeod of the School Library Journal said "the book has the look of a nature Journal/scrapbook, with layered, collagelike illustrations, primarily in browns and grays, on every page; Pippa's notes are written in cursive throughout, which may prove challenging to younger readers".