You and Me, Anemone: A Story About Friendship and Personal Space
By (Author) Rachel Vail
Illustrated by Chris Raschka
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Greenwillow Books
1st October 2025
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
Childrens picture books
Hardback
32
Width 229mm, Height 254mm
646g
Vails rhythmic, rhyming text has a playfulness to it that will propel readers forward, making it an ideal candidate for a vibrant, educational read-aloud. Raschkas clever art uses paint and embroidery on burlap to create an expressive world full of textures and colors. . . . Dont boop this book away! Embrace this lively, creative look at asserting ones boundaries. Kirkus Reviews(starred review)
Rachel Vail is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed novels If We Kiss and Lucky, Gorgeous, and Brilliant (the Avery sisters trilogy) and more than a dozen other novels for young teens, including the Friendship Ring series. She has also written many beloved picture books, including Piggy Bunny and Sometimes I'm Bombaloo, and two hit novels for elementary school kids, Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters and Justin Case: Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom. The author lives in New York City with her husband and their two sons. Chris Raschka is the creator of many distinguished and award-winning books for children. He has received two Caldecott Medalsone for The Hello, Goodbye Window, written by Norton Juster, and one for his own A Ball for Daisy. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes Chris Raschka was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2012 and 2016 and has been awarded a New York Times Best Illustrated Book citation seven times. He lives in New York City with his family.