A stunning picture book about the interconnectedness of life and the power of storytelling to bring us together, new from award-winning artist Todd Stewart
An explorer and a robot are traveling the universe in their spaceship, when their engine malfunctions and they crash-land on an unknown planet. How will they fix their ship? Will they ever explore again? And who are the strange light-filled creatures who are beckoning to them?
As they meet the planet’s life-forms, the duo realizes that they are the strange creatures here—and that they can all work together to repair the spaceship and clean up the crash site. As they work, they share stories with the planet’s inhabitants, forging a connection that makes even the distant stars seem closer.
Told from multiple perspectives, this unique story invites readers to consider the ways in which we’re all connected. Lyrical text and out-of-this-world screen-printed and digital artwork invite readers into a rich universe to explore.
 
Contributor Bio(s)
 
TODD STEWART is an author, illustrator and printmaker who lives in Montreal, Quebec. His most recent picture book, Skating Wild on an Inland Sea, written by Jean E. Pendziwol, won the Governor General’s Literary Award and the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. His previous books include The Wind in the Trees (as author/illustrator) and See You Next Year, written by Andrew Larsen.