Kate Hoefler – författare

Celebrate family and the many forms love can take in this timeless picture book—a perfect gift for any occasion.Square is a dock.Wavy is lake.Love is the shape of the stories we make.There are many ways love takes up shape in our lives. In moments big and small, follow one family as they express their love in different ways, from sharing a sweet treat with grandma to celebrate a birthday, to offering a hug and bandaging a sibling's scrape when they fall down.With gentle, rhyming text and cozy illustrations, here is a tribute to the multitude of ways we care for one another, and a reminder to the ones we hold dearest just how loved they are.

A family takes a nighttime drive to the moon in this love letter to Appalachia, crackling with wonder and warmth.In this heartfelt and lyrical book, a family in a small Appalachian town spends the evening preparing for a special nighttime tradition. As the sun sets and the sky slips into dusk, they load up a spare couch on a rusty old car and drive into the mountains. With a little imagination and the magic of moonlight, their plain old couch transforms into something so much more.Animated by the beauty of seemingly abandoned things and the dignity of the people who inhabit these often-overlooked areas, The Couch in the Yard is a deeply layered story, a lilting and lyrical tribute to the beauty of an oft-overlooked American culture. Text inspired by author Kate Hoefler’s family drives through Appalachian Ohio and Dena Seiferling’s textured, atmospheric illustrations conjure a fantasy readers will readily believe. Soothing yet fanciful, both lofty and earthy, The Couch in the Yard guarantees sweet dreams and unforgettable fantasies.