A heartwarming story of friendship, loss, and finding your way home fromdebut author/illustrator Mai K. Nguyen!

Willow loves the woods near herhouse. They’re calm and quiet, so different from her ownturbulent emotions, which she keeps locked away. When her emotions get thebetter of her one day, she decides to run away into the woods.

There, shemeets Pilu, a lost tree spirit who can’t find her way backhome—which turns out to be the magnolia groveWillow’s mom used to take her to. Willow offers to helpPilu, and the two quickly become friends.

But the journey is long, andPilu isn’t sure she’s ready to returnhome yet—which infuriates Willow, who’sdetermined to make up for her own mistakes by getting Pilu back safely. As astorm rages and Willow’s emotions bubble to the surface,they suddenly take on a physical form, putting both girls indanger… and forcing Willow to confront her inner feelingsonce and for all.

Visual artist(s): Mai K. Nguyen