Lela Nargi is the author of 25 books for children, including The Honeybee Man, a Cook Prize honoree. She's also a journalist writing about science and other topics. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Anne Hunter is the Geisel Honor-awarded illustrator of Where's Baby? She is best known for her picture books about animals and nature, including The Nest That Wren Built and The Lodge That Beaver Built by Randi Soneshine. Anne grew up in Lake Worth, Florida, and now makes her home with the foxes and the owls and the skunks and her family in the woods of Southern Vermont.

"An effective and moving meditation on grief and hope." --Kirkus Reviews

"[A] sensitive wildlife portrait....Pages describing the goose's despair hit hard in this work about how grief can diminish and life can carry on, for geese as well as for humans." --Publishers Weekly

"By introducing readers to themes of love and loss while fostering an appreciation for wildlife, this stunning book is sure to inspire curiosity and empathy." --School Library Journal

"A handsome book introducing a familiar bird." --Booklist

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books

Pub date: 2025-03-11

Length: 33 pages