MOUSEBOAT

Illustrated by Abigail Halpin  

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Publishes March 28, 2023 Viking Books for Children 

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Even when you're lost in a storm, you can find home again.

The wind is your voice. 

You whisper to me. 

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A young girl feels lost after the death of her mother. Dad tries his best to manage everything alone, but things just aren't the same. When they take a trip to their lake house, the girl longs to feel a connection to her mom, and so she takes out the small mouseboat that she and her mom built together. And somehow, in the wind and the rain, protected by the mouseboat, she finds her mother's love.
 
A lyrical, soothing story about new beginnings, even in the darkest times, Mouseboat is a powerful tribute to finding your way home again.

 

 

★ "With sensitivity and immediacy, this prescient picture book charts a cathartic journey through grief to hope."―Booklist, starred review

 

★ "Figurative language in first person pairs with abstract watercolor illustrations to make a breathtaking lyrical picture book that beautifully portrays Faye's sorrow and longing. . . . this book will remind grieving readers that loved ones are waiting for them with patience and understanding."―BCCB, starred review

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