Dance Together, Spin Apart

Molly Housh Gordon is a mom, minister, and writer. She spends her days with the spiritual seekers of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, Missouri. She holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School and a Doctor of Ministry in Creative Writing and Public Theology from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. She wrote her debut picture book Dance Together, Spin Apart for all the kids, like her, with very big questions. She lives in Columbia, Missouri.Isabella Grott was born in Rovereto, in the province of Trento, Italy. In 2015 she won the Il Battello a Vapore literary prize for illustrators. She currently collaborates with various publishing houses in Italy and abroad. A curious and restless illustrator, she loves to change techniques often to experiment with new possibilities. She is a great lover of pencils, watercolors, and collage. She loves to make mistakes because, as the generous Rodari said, “By making mistakes, you invent!” She now lives and works in Florence.

“A jubilant picture book glorifying the wonder of creation. Exquisite illustrations throughout bring the words to life in a spinning dance of joy and wonder.” —Patrice Karst, author of The Invisible String series and How Jackson Found His Joy Again"What a rich concept Molly Housh Gordon has taken on in Dance Together, Spin Apart, and what resonant illustrations by Isabella Grott!" —Marion Dane Bauer, author of The Stuff of Stars and We, The Curious Ones“How do you answer children’s big questions of life and death? Dance Together, Spin Apart brings together science and mystery in an exquisitely poetic answer. The illustrations spin and dance as a beautiful complement to this imaginative story.” —Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of In My Own Voice and Miriam and Her Dancing Shoes“Where were we before? What comes next? For every child with big questions and every grownup who wants to respond honestly, Dance Together, Spin Apart is a gift. A gorgeously illustrated blend of poetry and quantum playfulness, it manages to be both truthful and reassuring, letting children know that change may be constant, but nothing is ever lost.” —Laura Alary, author of Who Needs the Dark?, Wind, Stop Blowing!, and Mira and the Big Story“Brilliant in its lyricism and imagery and attuned to the wisdom of children, Dance Together, Spin Apart invites readers into the warm embrace of big questions with ample room to stretch, play, wonder, and delight at the abundance of love everywhere.” —Melissa A. Butler, author of in a button and How to Notice“Explaining the death of my second child to his older brother was a wrenching and isolating experience. Where were the stories and beautiful images that could support us? What could we tell him that was both comforting and true? Molly Housh Gordon’s Dance Together, Spin Apart is the book we’ve been waiting for." —Rev. Kimberly Wildszewski, senior minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing, Titusville, New Jersey