Author Description

<b>Named Best Picture Book of the Year by <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> and <i>Shelf Awareness </i></b><br> <br><b>From the creator of the acclaimed and beloved <i>Pokko and the Drum</i> comes an emotionally resonant picture book about trust, worry, and loyalty between a father and daughter.</b><br><br>Mina and her father live in a hollowed-out tree stump on the edge of a pond on the edge of a forest. Nothing ever bothers Mina, until one day, her father brings home a suspicious surprise from the woods.<br> <br>Should Mina trust her father—or listen to her own instincts?