Aracelis Girmay is a poet, mother, teacher, and editor. She is the author of three books of poems and is the editor of How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton. For her poetry, she was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Hurston/Wright Award, and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. She is on the editorial board of the African Poetry Book Fund. Diana Ejaita (Olu and Greta, A Day in the Sun) works as an illustrator and textile designer in Berlin. What sets her illustrations apart is a combination of dramatically contrasting areas of black and white with soft patterns and textures that create images that betray the strength of femininity. Born in Cremona, with Nigerian origins, her aesthetic pays homage to her lineage.

One of Maria Popova's Marginalian Favorites of 2024!A Best Book of 2024, Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature!An Academy of American Poets Featured Fall Book for Young Readers!One of PW’s “12 Children’s Books by Black Authors to Read in 2024!”A Bookstagang Best of 2024 Picture Book Selection, for Best Illustration​!One of Betsy Bird's Caldenotts of 2024!A Parade Magazine Best New Book Release of the Month!A Children’s Book Council Hot Off the Press Selection, August 2024!"National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and poet Girmay crafts a cosmic metaphor for the Black diaspora in this picture book illustrated by New Yorker contributor Ejaita. After Kamau and his grandmother ZuZu suddenly wake up on the moon, they must draw on the culture ZuZu lovingly remembers in order to thrive and establish connections with far-flung, much-missed relatives."

Aracelis Girmay is a poet, mother, teacher, and editor. She is the author of three books of poems and is the editor of How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton. For her poetry, she was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Hurston/Wright Award, and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. She is on the editorial board of the African Poetry Book Fund. Diana Ejaita (Olu and Greta, A Day in the Sun) works as an illustrator and textile designer in Berlin. What sets her illustrations apart is a combination of dramatically contrasting areas of black and white with soft patterns and textures that create images that betray the strength of femininity. Born in Cremona, with Nigerian origins, her aesthetic pays homage to her lineage.

One of Maria Popova's Marginalian Favorites of 2024!A Best Book of 2024, Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature!An Academy of American Poets Featured Fall Book for Young Readers!One of PW’s “12 Children’s Books by Black Authors to Read in 2024!”A Bookstagang Best of 2024 Picture Book Selection, for Best Illustration​!One of Betsy Bird's Caldenotts of 2024!A Parade Magazine Best New Book Release of the Month!A Children’s Book Council Hot Off the Press Selection, August 2024!"National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and poet Girmay crafts a cosmic metaphor for the Black diaspora in this picture book illustrated by New Yorker contributor Ejaita. After Kamau and his grandmother ZuZu suddenly wake up on the moon, they must draw on the culture ZuZu lovingly remembers in order to thrive and establish connections with far-flung, much-missed relatives."

Aracelis Girmay is a poet, mother, teacher, and editor. She is the author of three books of poems and is the editor of How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton. For her poetry, she was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Hurston/Wright Award, and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. She is on the editorial board of the African Poetry Book Fund. Diana Ejaita (Olu and Greta, A Day in the Sun) works as an illustrator and textile designer in Berlin. What sets her illustrations apart is a combination of dramatically contrasting areas of black and white with soft patterns and textures that create images that betray the strength of femininity. Born in Cremona, with Nigerian origins, her aesthetic pays homage to her lineage.

One of Maria Popova's Marginalian Favorites of 2024!A Best Book of 2024, Center for the Study of Multicultural Literature!An Academy of American Poets Featured Fall Book for Young Readers!One of PW’s “12 Children’s Books by Black Authors to Read in 2024!”A Bookstagang Best of 2024 Picture Book Selection, for Best Illustration​!One of Betsy Bird's Caldenotts of 2024!A Parade Magazine Best New Book Release of the Month!A Children’s Book Council Hot Off the Press Selection, August 2024!"National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and poet Girmay crafts a cosmic metaphor for the Black diaspora in this picture book illustrated by New Yorker contributor Ejaita. After Kamau and his grandmother ZuZu suddenly wake up on the moon, they must draw on the culture ZuZu lovingly remembers in order to thrive and establish connections with far-flung, much-missed relatives."