Sarah Jacoby – illustratör

From Marginalian creator Maria Popova and acclaimed illustrator Sarah Jacoby comes this gorgeous picture book about the dark side of the moon, and creative solitude as an antidote to loneliness.A Publishers Weekly Big Indie Children’s Book of Fall 2025! One of Betsy Bird's Top Unconventional Children's Books of 2025! A Politics & Prose Children & Teen Favorite of 2025!Feeling like the loneliest creature on Earth, Re decides to go live in the coziest place on the moon. Re packs a suitcase and takes off on a beam of light, shooting out into the cosmic aloneness of space.Re's aim is to go into the cozy nook that the moon is said to possess. But shortly after arriving, Re makes a surprising discovery: Re is not alone. Indeed, another lonely soul has beaten Re there! And so, Re meets Mi, and while each lives in their own chamber of the nook, these two single souls still become, at times, a kind of togetherness.Each remains alone but less lonely, and now each can watch over the solitude of the other. Moreover, on certain nights, the solitary songs of them both might be heard cadencing the night together, in harmony, across the vast and starry sky.

Doris has always reveled in the warmth of a spotlight.Her whole life, she’s danced the nights away,With friends from the only home she’s ever known.But one day, Doris twirls…OutOfStep…Until she stumbles across a whole new kind of spotlight.This gorgeous tale, filled with breathtaking art, is a classic in the making, reminiscent of favourites such as Ferdinand and Peter Rabbit. It will surely melt your heart and might even make you want to dance in the moonlight!