

Come get to know three neighboring families, each with a young child learning about themselves in this wondrous world. This poetic picture book is a parent’s ode to everything their child is–and will be–capable of doing as they grow. 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.
Jonathan Stutzman is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. His short films have screened at film festivals all over the world and on television. He lives in Palmyra, Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Lilly is an author-illustrator, animator, and graphic designer. Elizabeth was a reading, doodling daydreamer in high school, and, unsure of her path, went to architecture school at Virginia Tech for college. Elizabeth graduated from college in May of 2014. She now makes her stories in a little old house in the little old city of Baltimore, Maryland. Geraldine is her debut picture book.
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