Just as the sun loves the day and the moon loves the waves, a grandmother shows how her family's love is natural and connected to the world around them.

Book Synopsis

A board book!

Bestselling author Ruth Forman and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honoree Raissa Figueroa craft a lyrical and vibrant story honoring the love and bond that exists between family and child even in complicated times.

Told from Nana's point of view, this simple, affirming, and comforting read-aloud shows how every family's love is natural and connected to the world around us. Just as the sun loves the day, the moon loves the waves, and the night sky loves the star glow...so is our love for each other: innate, wondrous, and infinite.

Review Quotes

A "rhapsodic work, which takes on a sweeping dimension through Forman's poetic descriptions of a natural world that's built on affection. . . a tender and expansive loving-kindness".
--Publishers Weekly "11/6/2023"

"As with all of Forman's work, essential truths and acts of love are hidden in plain sight, and in Figueroa's purehearted scenes, rendering intimate details of family life, quality time, and authentic goodness."--School Library Journal "11/1/23"

"Soothing and affirming, this is an ideal offering for a loving adult to share with a little one."--Kirkus Reviews "11/01/2023"

About the Author

Ruth Forman is the author of bestselling children's books Curls, Glow, Bloom, Ours, One, and Like So, as well as award-winning poetry collections We Are the Young Magicians and Renaissance.

Raissa Figueroa is an illustrator and graphic designer based in San Diego, California. Visit her online at RizzyFig.com.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 6.0 Inches (H) x 7.0 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)

Weight: .6 Pounds

Suggested Age: 1-4 Years

Number of Pages: 40

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Sub-Genre: People & Places

Publisher: Little Simon

Theme: African American, United States

Format: Board Book

Author: Ruth Forman

Language: English

Street Date: January 6, 2026

TCIN: 1004643108

UPC: 9781665988797

Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-8606

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.7 inches length x 7 inches width x 6 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.6 pounds

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