Amy June Bates – författare

“A subtle, deceptively simple book about inclusion, hospitality, and welcoming the ‘other.’” —Kirkus Reviews “A boundlessly inclusive spirit...This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion.” —Booklist “This sweet extended metaphor uses an umbrella to demonstrate how kindness and inclusion work...A lovely addition to any library collection, for classroom use or for sharing at home.” —School Library Journal In the tradition of Alison McGhee’s Someday, beloved illustrator Amy June Bates makes her authorial debut alongside her eleven-year-old daughter with this timely and timeless picture book about acceptance.By the door there is an umbrella. It is big. It is so big that when it starts to rain there is room for everyone underneath. It doesn’t matter if you are tall. Or plaid. Or hairy. It doesn’t matter how many legs you have. Don’t worry that there won’t be enough room under the umbrella. Because there will always be room. Lush illustrations and simple, lyrical text subtly address themes of inclusion and tolerance in this sweet story that accomplished illustrator Amy June Bates cowrote with her daughter, Juniper, while walking to school together in the rain.

A lighthouse keeper, her dog, and the lighthouse itself work together to guide boats home during a hurricane in this lyrical and adventurous picture book from the creator of The Big Umbrella.Abner the lighthouse, Lucy the lighthouse keeper, and Wick the lighthouse dog make the perfect team. It’s their job to keep Abner’s light glowing bright so ships out on the big, wide ocean can see it and follow it home. But one night a hurricane hits, and the lighthouse crew’s teamwork is put to the ultimate test. Will they bring all the boats safely home to the harbor? And can they keep each other safe from the storm?