“In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.”

—Albert Camus

from What the World Could Make

It’s been a while since I could find a moment to concentrate and post some words here . . . but this past weekend, with the terrible news of #RBG’s passing, I kept thinking about how time keeps moving faster and faster—and what do I want to say and do with the time I have?

To my surprise, I was able to sit at my writing desk and focus, really focus, for the first time in many, many months.

And that shift coincides with something that landed in my inbox late last week—the jacket for my new collaboration with Pascal Lemaitre, What the World Could Make. When I wrote the book in late 2018—I needed the words for myself. But now, I can see that there’s a place for these words in this world, right now . . . because it’s important to remember that even in the darkest of times, beauty & hope still exist if we look for it, both in nature and in our connections as humans here together, season by season.

There is a lot more to say about the story behind this story of Rabbit and Bunny, but for now, I’m so happy to share with you with this gorgeous jacket, created by the amazing designer, Jen Keenan. Our publisher is Roaring Brook Press, and What the World Could Make will come out on May 4, 2021. If you’d like to preorder, please do so here!