A heartwarming story of friendship, loss, and finding your way home from
debut author/illustrator Mai K. Nguyen!
Willow loves the woods near her
house. They’re calm and quiet, so different from her own
turbulent emotions, which she keeps locked away. When her emotions get the
better of her one day, she decides to run away into the woods.
There, she
meets Pilu, a lost tree spirit who can’t find her way back
home—which turns out to be the magnolia grove
Willow’s mom used to take her to. Willow offers to help
Pilu, and the two quickly become friends.
But the journey is long, and
Pilu isn’t sure she’s ready to return
home yet—which infuriates Willow, who’s
determined to make up for her own mistakes by getting Pilu back safely. As a
storm rages and Willow’s emotions bubble to the surface,
they suddenly take on a physical form, putting both girls in
danger… and forcing Willow to confront her inner feelings
once and for all.
