The Island

A powerful and poetic picture book, featuring gorgeous watercolor art, about a child who learns to make peace with their overwhelming emotions.

Sometimes I go to the Island.
I never mean to go.
I never want to go.
But the sky darkens,
and the wind rises,
and the current pulls me away.

On the Island, a child wanders down dim and winding paths, their emotions churning. Loneliness. Sadness. Fear.

But today on the Island, for the first time, they meet another person. A person who guides them out of the...