Ada and the Galaxies

Alan Lightman is a physicist and the New York Times bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams and other adult books. Modelled on his relationship with his granddaughter, Ada and the Galaxies is his first book for children. He is a professor at MIT and lives in Massachusetts.Olga Pastuchiv is a children’s book author, painter and commercial illustrator living in Maine.Susanna Chapman is an illustrator, muralist and designer. Her books include Elizabeth Warren’s Big, Bold Plans, written by Laurie Ann Thompson. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

New Yorker Ada, who has brown skin and curly hair, is delighted to arrive at her grandparents’ Maine island house, where clear skies make it possible to view the stars she can’t see in the city. . . . Chapman (Elizabeth Warren’s Big, Bold Plans) has refined a loose-lined wash style that draws power from glowing light sources, creating night skies that glitter and seawater that sparkles.