Jessica Love
Books
A Bed of Stars -- Jessica Love - Hardcover
A tender new story from the award-winning creator of Julián Is a Mermaid celebrates first-time camping, father-child bonding, and feeling at one with the universe. "We're going camping, you and me."
"Where?" I ask.
"The desert," says Dad . . . "To shake hands with the universe." Going to bed each night can be dark and scary. The night sky stretches out endlessly, making one sensitive child feel small in comparison. So Dad comes up with a plan: a night of camping out in the desert. Together, the two load up Darlin', the old pickup truck, and drive over the mountain with the radio on, stopping to shoot the breeze at a junkyard before setting up camp, jumping in sand dunes, and lying back to name all the birds they can see. After sunset, when the young thinker feels tiny against the vast sky, Dad knows just what to ask--and just what to say--to soothe away fears. Maybe this night spent under the stars (and a surprise from Mom and the baby later) are just what is needed to show that the universe is a friendly place. From acclaimed author-illustrator Jessica Love comes a story of small moments between father and child that affirms the comfort of finding one's place in the world.
Author: Jessica Love
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/04/2023
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 7.77h x 11.37w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781536212396
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2023 - Book Of Special Distinction
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 02/06/2023
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2023 pg. 49
Booklist 04/01/2023 pg. 70
"Where?" I ask.
"The desert," says Dad . . . "To shake hands with the universe." Going to bed each night can be dark and scary. The night sky stretches out endlessly, making one sensitive child feel small in comparison. So Dad comes up with a plan: a night of camping out in the desert. Together, the two load up Darlin', the old pickup truck, and drive over the mountain with the radio on, stopping to shoot the breeze at a junkyard before setting up camp, jumping in sand dunes, and lying back to name all the birds they can see. After sunset, when the young thinker feels tiny against the vast sky, Dad knows just what to ask--and just what to say--to soothe away fears. Maybe this night spent under the stars (and a surprise from Mom and the baby later) are just what is needed to show that the universe is a friendly place. From acclaimed author-illustrator Jessica Love comes a story of small moments between father and child that affirms the comfort of finding one's place in the world.
Author: Jessica Love
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/04/2023
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 7.77h x 11.37w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781536212396
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2023 - Book Of Special Distinction
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 02/06/2023
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2023 pg. 49
Booklist 04/01/2023 pg. 70
About the Author
Jessica Love is an actor and the author-illustrator of Julián Is a Mermaid and Julián at the Wedding. She has a BA in studio art from the University of California, Santa Cruz, as well as a graduate degree from Juilliard. She has appeared in plays both on and off Broadway. Jessica Love lives in Rhinebeck, New York.