Love, Sophia on the Moon

(Hardback)

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Life on earth isn't always fair, so Sophia runs off to the moon, where there are no bedtimes, no time-outs, and no Mom.

But as Sophia and her mom send letters to each other, Mom has a clever comeback for all of Sophia's angry notes. Home starts to sound not-quite-so-bad, especially when Mom reports that someone from the moon has moved in to Sophia's old room, they're having spaghetti for dinner, and they're reading Sophia's favorite story at bedtime.

A through line of unconditional love underscored with lots of humor and imagination makes this picturebook a stellar pick for storytime.

Reviews

Amazon's Best Books of April 2020
2021 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People
Maine Literary Awards 2021 Winner, Children's
* Tender, funny.... Captures the determination and obstinacy of children and the steady, unwavering love of a parent.
--BookPage, starred review
A gentle, even adorable reminder for children that their parent still loves them even if they yell.... Readers will love it to the moon and back.--Kirkus Reviews
Gently portrays the stubborn flight and the resulting plight of a frustrated child, and a mother whose measured responses and funny nuggets of rhetoric show that she loves her child to the moon-and 'all the way back.'--Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Author Bio:

Anica Mrose Rissi grew up on an island off the coast of Maine, where she read a lot of books and loved a lot of pets. She now tells and collects stories, makes up songs on her violin, and eats lots of cheese with her friends in Princeton, New Jersey, where she lives with her dog, Arugula. She is also the author of Watch Out for Wolf!, illustrated by Charles Santoso, The Teacher's Pet, illustrated by Zachariah OHora, and the Anna, Banana chapter-book series. Find out more at anicarissi.com and follow @anicarissi on Instagram and Twitter.

Illustrator Bio:

Mika Song grew up in Manila, Philippines and Honolulu, Hawaii before moving to New York to study at Pratt Institute. Before devoting herself to writing and illustrating children's books, she worked in children's educational animation. In 2015, she received the Portfolio Award at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Winter Conference in NYC. Some of her books include A Friend for Henry, written by Jenn Bailey, Tea with Oliver, and Picnic with Oliver, both of which she wrote and illustrated. Visit her online at mikasongdraws.com.