Lulu and the Others

Eliot Schrefer is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for kids and teens, including The Darkness Outside Us and its sequel, The Brightness Between Us, as well as Charming Young Man, Endangered, Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality, and the picture book Lulu and the Others. His books have twice been named finalists for the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature and have garnered a Printz Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and the Green Earth Book Award. He is on the faculty of the creative writing MFA program at Hamline University and lives with his husband in New York City. Visit him online at eliotschrefer.com.AG Ford is a New York Times bestselling artist and recipient of two NAACP Image Awards. He has illustrated more than thirty books for children, including picture books by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sharon Robinson, Ilyasah Shabazz, Martin Luther King III, Nick Cannon, Jonah Winter, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and many others. He grew up in Dallas and attended the Columbus College of Art and Design and now lives in Frisco, Texas, with his wife, Brandy, and their two sons, Maddox and Carter. Visit him online at agfordillustration.com.

Colored pencil and ink illustrations portray wild, gregarious bonobo energy and tender, human-like gestures. Through Lulu’s journey, readers see how easy it is to both draw and blur lines of connection. — Publisher's Weekly"The lovely story, based on an actual bonobo, has plenty of lighthearted moments, but there is also the poignancy of Lulu’s plight as an individual torn between worlds. A touching tale sure to resonate with any reader trying to find their true place in the world." — ALA Booklist"?An excellent book for conversations with children about how wild animals should not become pets but be left to their natural habitats. Will make a good addition to any library’s picture book collection, particularly those needing titles about wildlife conservation." — School Library Journal