A heartwarming story of friendship, loss, and finding your way home fromdebut author/illustrator Mai K. Nguyen!
Willow loves the woods near herhouse. Theyâ??re calm and quiet, so different from her ownturbulent emotions, which she keeps locked away. When her emotions get thebetter of her one day, she decides to run away into the woods.
There, shemeets Pilu, a lost tree spirit who canâ??t find her way backhomeâ?"which turns out to be the magnolia groveWillowâ??s mom used to take her to. Willow offers to helpPilu, and the two quickly become friends.
But the journey is long, andPilu isnâ??t sure sheâ??s ready to returnhome yetâ?"which infuriates Willow, whoâ??sdetermined to make up for her own mistakes by getting Pilu back safely. As astorm rages and Willowâ??s emotions bubble to the surface,they suddenly take on a physical form, putting both girls indangerâ?¦ and forcing Willow to confront her inner feelingsonce and for all.
Willow, who has been struggling with her emotions since her mother's death, runs away into the woods and meets Pilu, a lost tree spirit who cannot find her way back home.
"A lovely graphic novel focusing on confronting our inner feelings and how we express them."