Florette

Mae and her family have moved to a big crowded city and she longs for the garden she left behind.  Her attempts to create a new version of her beloved green space are foiled one by one.  She longs to “chase butterflies in the wavy grass” again.  One day she encounters a leafy green forest in the midst of her gray city and with it, an opportunity.  A charming story about dealing positively with inevitable change and “growing where you’re planted.” Anna Walker’s watercolors are vibrant and incredibly lovely, and Florette is an absolute delight.

Florette was written and illustrated by Anna Walker and published by HMH Books for Young Readers. Out soon on February 20!

I Love You for Miles and Miles

“My love for you is

Longer than the longest train

Linking engine to caboose,

Winding for miles and miles.”

I Love You for Miles and Miles is a perfect bedtime read for fans of things that go, and their parents who love them.  Author Alison Goldberg on how this sweet book came about:

“When my kids were in preschool they adored vehicles and we spent many hours together gazing at construction sites, building windy train tracks, and learning about tractors. At bedtime, the "How much do you love me?" game turned into a comparison of our love to the size and strength of trucks, trains, and planes. After many nights of coming up with these examples for my own children, I thought this could be a fun take on a love book.”

I Love You for Miles and Miles was written by Alison Goldberg, illustrated by Mike Yamada and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

The Boy and the Blue Moon

Sometimes when you make a wish on the night of a blue moon—a luminous, impossibly incandescent blue moon—your wish comes true.  A sweet adventure of a boy and his cat and what happens on said blue night.  Utterly magical and altogether lovely.

The Boy and the Blue Moon was written by Sara O’Leary, illustrated by Ashley Crowley and published by Henry Holt & Co.

the walkabout orchestra

The orchestra is set to perform in one week and everyone—from the bassoon player to the violinists—seems to be missing.  Or should we say, out traveling.  A postcard from each musician gives us clues to their whereabouts as we search for them in busy, bustling landscapes from Reykjavik to Rio.  The little yellow bird in each scene is also on the lookout for a few special things, too, if you wouldn’t mind lending him a hand as well/ ;)

The Walkabout Orchestra: Postcards From Around the World was written and illustrated by Chloé Perarnau and published by Wide Eyed Editions.  Out soon on March 1.

destination: planet earth

We are taken on an incredible journey through Earth, “places even the most daring explorers can’t reach” — from the depths of the Earth’s crust to the heights of its atmosphere.  It’s mind-boggling to think that we share this planet with over two million different species of living things, and to consider how utterly different each terrain is from the other.  How so many forms of life coexist and depend on each other — how everything seemingly “just works.”  A stunning book about the wonders of our vast planet, and a compelling invitation to go out and explore our diverse world.

Destination: Planet Earth was written by Jo Nelson, illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole and published by Wide Eyed Editions.  Out soon on March 1.  And don’t miss its equally impressive predecessor — Destination: Space.