Marije Tolman studied graphic and type design at the Royal Academy in The Hague and Illustration & Design at the Edinburgh College of Art, in Scotland. Her picture books are published in many countries, including Denmark, Germany, Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, South Africa, Mexico, South Korea, Qatar, Japan, and China. Author residence: NetherlandsDavid Colmer is the translator of more than 60 book-length works of Dutch-language literature and has won many prizes for his translations, including the Vondel Prize, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, the NSW Premier and PEN Translation Prize for his body of work, and the Dutch Foundation for Literature oeuvre prize. Author residence: Netherlands

“It’s a story about the environment, but also about community, seeing that help is needed, and pitching in. The animal characters’ engaging expressiveness, their shy smiles and affectionate gestures, buoy this winsome story and give it warmth.” – Publishers Weekly

Marije Tolman studied graphic and type design at the Royal Academy in The Hague and Illustration & Design at the Edinburgh College of Art, in Scotland. Her picture books are published in many countries, including Denmark, Germany, Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, South Africa, Mexico, South Korea, Qatar, Japan, and China. Author residence: NetherlandsDavid Colmer is the translator of more than 60 book-length works of Dutch-language literature and has won many prizes for his translations, including the Vondel Prize, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, the NSW Premier and PEN Translation Prize for his body of work, and the Dutch Foundation for Literature oeuvre prize. Author residence: Netherlands

“It’s a story about the environment, but also about community, seeing that help is needed, and pitching in. The animal characters’ engaging expressiveness, their shy smiles and affectionate gestures, buoy this winsome story and give it warmth.” – Publishers Weekly

Marije Tolman studied graphic and type design at the Royal Academy in The Hague and Illustration & Design at the Edinburgh College of Art, in Scotland. Her picture books are published in many countries, including Denmark, Germany, Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, South Africa, Mexico, South Korea, Qatar, Japan, and China. Author residence: NetherlandsDavid Colmer is the translator of more than 60 book-length works of Dutch-language literature and has won many prizes for his translations, including the Vondel Prize, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, the NSW Premier and PEN Translation Prize for his body of work, and the Dutch Foundation for Literature oeuvre prize. Author residence: Netherlands

“It’s a story about the environment, but also about community, seeing that help is needed, and pitching in. The animal characters’ engaging expressiveness, their shy smiles and affectionate gestures, buoy this winsome story and give it warmth.” – Publishers Weekly