Soon, Your Hands - by Jonathan Stutzman (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Tonight, each small hand fits inside their parent's hand. But soon, this hand will grow--to dig deep in the dirt, make masterpieces and mistakes, and tell stories only it can tell.
With text that captures the potential in every child and glowing art that exudes warmth, this book braids three children's stories into one of family love.
From award-winning author Jonathan Stutzman and rising illustrator Elizabeth Lilly comes this tender book, perfect for cuddling together at bedtime.

Review Quotes

★ "Building on anticipatory text, empathic art chronicles the children's respective forays into autonomy....By book's end, readers will be invested in each of these families across time--and perhaps wish to be their neighbors, too."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Beautifully tender and thoughtful." --Kirkus Reviews

"This heartwarming book is best suited to a lap read with a patient child and a loving caregiver." --School Library Journal

About the Author

Elizabeth Lilly is an author-illustrator, animated filmmaker, and art educator. She was a reading, doodling daydreamer in high school, and, unsure of her path, went to architecture school at Virginia Tech for college. Her first two picture books, Geraldine and Let Me Fix You a Plate, each received three starred reviews. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Visit her at elizabeth-lilly.com.