Anextraordinarydebutpicturebookaboutaboyandhisunusualfriend--amajesticowl--andalongyetfleetingsummerthatchangesthemforever.InthespiritofTheVelveteenRabbitandRobertFrost’spoem“NothingGoldCanStay,“hereisaheartfeltandluminouslyillustratedstoryaboutfriendshipandeternallove.Alonelyyoungboyisvisitedbyamysteriousowlonesunnymorning,forminganinstantbondandasenseofbelonging.Whatfollowsisamemorablesummerfullofplayfuladventuresandshared,quietjoy.Butwhentheowlmusteventuallycontinuehisjourneyonward,theboyandthereaderarelefttoreflectonthebittersweetnatureofthepassingoftime,ultimatelyfindingcomfortintheremembranceofthosewhohavepassedthroughourlivesandchangedusforever.Thisstunninganduniquebook--whichfeelsinstantlybothnewandclassic--issuretosparkbeautifulconversationsasfamiliesshareittogether.Itembracestheinevitabilityofhavingtosaygoodbyeandcelebratesthestillnessofordinaryplacesandtheshimmeringbeautythatcanbefoundthereshouldwetakethetimetowaitandlisten.
