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Greystone Kids
Inside in: X-Rays of Nature’s Hidden World by Jan Paul Schutten, illus. by Arie Van ‘t Riet, trans. by Laura Watkinson (Oct. 12, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-679-6), provides a look at creatures and their natural habitats using x-ray techniques and photographs. Ages 2–7.
How Beautiful by Antonella Capetti, illus. by Melissa Castrillon (Nov. 2, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-853-0). A curious caterpillar searches for the true meaning of the word
beautiful. Ages 4–8.
Little Narwhal, Not Alone by Tiffany Stone, illus. by Ashlyn Anstee (Oct. 12, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-620-8). In a tale inspired by real events, a lost narwhal in search of other narwhals finds a pod of beluga whales instead. Ages 4–8.
I was so excited to see my book being labeled ‘hopepunk’ in early reviews, because hope is something I feel very strongly about when it comes to climate stories. I believe there’s a place for stories of warning and doom and apocalypse, but there is also a place for the narratives of good people succeeding, of resilient relationships withstanding stress and conflict, of a natural world waiting for us to simply move with it instead of against it.
And so I’m pleased to share five of my favorite hopeful books for this climate emergency. Not all of them are explicitly about climate change, of course, but I find in each text listed below stories of hope waiting to be found…