ABIA BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2026
ABIA CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR (AGES 0-6), 2026
VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS, WINNER (CHILDREN'S LITERATURE), 2026
CBCA PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR, SHORTLISTED, 2026
AUSTRALIAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION AWARDS, SHORTLISTED, 2026
BOLOGNA RAGAZZI AWARD, BRAW AMAZING BOOKSHELF, SELECTED, 2026

'A picture book that transcends age, extending the idea of what picture books are and who they are for.'
- ABIA Judges' comments, Book of the Year 2026

When a picture-book maker runs out of stories, his pencil decides it's time to tell her own...

'My first memories were of darkness and reaching for sunlight. My roots connected me to everything. I was small but I was also the forest.'

Here is the story of a green giant and a small wanderer who formed a friendship that spanned lifetimes.

From the award-winning author of My Strange Shrinking Parents comes a luminescent and hopeful tale about our living natural world.

'Hopeful and poetic.'
- The Guardian

Author: Zeno Sworder
ISBN: 9781760764913
Type: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Dimensions: 207x299mm
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Australia Pty Ltd
Published Date: September 2025