Help! We Need A Title!

What if you picked out a book to read, but the characters weren’t ready for you yet

Take a peek inside this book and you’ll find some characters (though they’re still a bit sketchy). They’ll be perplexed to see you, so they’ll quickly try to track down their author (who has a lot more work to do). What you won’t find is a story, or a title, because — guess what? The book isn’t finished yet! But surely the author must have a story to tell? In this charming “meta” picture book, children of all ages are encouraged to interact with a book still in the process of being invented. And that’s a story in itself!

Surprise

The anticipation, joy, challenges and rewards of parenthood, captured by Happy artist Mies van Hout. Just as fish expressed the emotions of Happy and monsters big and small portrayed the stages of Friends, Mies van Hout’s birds of wonder convey the journey of parenthood with colorful exuberance.