InthisstunningstoryfromNewYorkTimesbestsellingcreatorCoriDoerrfeld,achildandtheirgrandfathertakeawalkinthewoodsanddiscovermoreaboutthemselves.Finnisinahorriblemoodanddoesn’twanttotalkaboutit.Aftersomepersuading,though,theyagreetogoforahikewithGrandpa.Throughouttheirforestwalk,theyseemanydifferentthings:big,strongtreeswithnetworksofrootsgrowingunderneath,stillwaterwithschoolsoffishswimmingbelow,andanexpectantbirdwitheggsnestledunderher.It’swhenthepairpassfellowhikersthatFinnrealizesthatpeople,justliketheelementsofnature,aremorethantheyappear.Grandpaexplainsthatsometimesbeneathapersonwhoseemsliketheywon’tunderstandwhatyou’refeeling,issomeonefeelingtheexactsameway.Thissweetandtenderpicturebookcelebratesoursimilarities,differences,andthatthere’salwaysmoreunderthesurfaceofwhatwecansee.
