Our Friend Earth - (Full Circle Books) by Lea Redmond (Board Book)

About the Book

"Like day and night, the people, places, and things we love come and go and come back around again. While our days are full of flux, the Earth is our constant companion, an unconditional friend who reminds us we are never alone"--

Book Synopsis

Cultivate your child's sense of wonder and gratitude for our ever-present friend, Earth, with this charming, circle-shaped board book--perfect for preschoolers learning about the planet and their place in the solar system.

"Visually arresting and informative." --School Library Journal

"...an especially and unreservedly recommended fun and informative pick." --Midwest Book Review

Introduce little ones to our place in the solar system with Our Friend Earth, a circle-shaped ode to the planet we call home. Life on Earth is a gift from the sun. Like day and night, the people, places, and things we love come and go. But while our days are full of flux, the Earth is our constant companion, an unconditional friend who reminds us we are never alone.

Gratitude for the Earth begins with awareness. After reading Our Friend Earth, children will love pointing to the ground under their feet and recognizing it as Earth, their forever friend. From the diagram in the back of the book, they can learn how day and night cycle around the Earth as it rotates in the light of the sun.

Review Quotes

"It's both a calming bedtime book and a tool to explain the reason for day and night."-- "Horn Book Magazine"

"The collaborative work of author/storyteller Lea Redmond and artist/illustrator Regina Shklovsky, "Our Friend Earth" from the Collective Book Studio is an especially and unreservedly recommended fun and informative pick for family, daycare center, preschool, and community library Board Book collections."-- "Midwest Book Review"

"Visually arresting and informative."-- "School Library Journal"

"Our Friend Earth is an enchanting introduction to our world as a planet as well as the concepts of night and day. It will delight the young ones in your life as well as the adults who still appreciate a little magic."--Angela Moffett, Children's Librarian

About the Author

Lea Redmond reveals the extraordinary hiding in the ordinary: a saltshaker, a penny, hand gestures, clouds. Lea creates books, toys, games and small adventures that invite humans of all ages to be curious, playful, and kind. Lea works and plays in Oakland, California. You can visit her world of wonder at LeaRedmond.com.

Regina Shklovsky is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Sonoma County, California. She illustrated the 2018 picture book, Fun in the Mud, which was a 2019 Moonbeam award winner and a 2018 Nautilus award winner, as well as the 2021 picture book, Little Loon Finds His Voice, which earned a PW starred review. She is passionate about bringing stories to life with pictures and thoughtful design. Her work is rooted in traditional drawing and painting, mixed with vector graphics. She collaborates with local entrepreneurs and authors, as well as independent publishers.