Book #1
Can You Hug a Forest?
Written by Frances Gilbert & illustrated by Amy Hevron
4 - 8
Reading
age
32
Page
count
May 2, 2023
Publication
date
Hardcover
$18.99
$17.97
Summary
Celebrate the beauty of the natural world in this meditative picture book encouraging mindfulness, gratitude, and love for the environment–featuring illustrations painted on actual wood. Can you hug a forest? Of course you can. First you hug the air: open your arms, lift up your chin, and breathe in all the way down to your toes. Then you hug a leaf and a flower and a trail and a stream and all the other wondrous natural elements that make up a forest. Take every chance to soak in your natural surroundings and be grateful for nature.
The Creatives Behind the Books
Author
Frances Gilbert is a children’s book editor and the author of Go, Girls, Go!, a cars and trucks book for girls. Follow her on Twitter at @GoGirlsGoBooks.
Illustrator
Amy Hevron is an illustrator, designer and children’s book author. In both 2015 and 2016, she received the Portfolio Honor Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Amy draws inspiration from wildlife, nature, and travel. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
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