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A loving parent guides child to discover life’s beautiful, wondrous reasons.
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    32 pages

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    23 February 2027

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Summary

A gorgeous “I-love-you” picture book that celebrates our reasons for being, from the Schneider Award-winning team behind Listen and for readers of You Are My I Love You, Here We Are, and The Wonderful Things You Will Be.

From sunup to sundown, a child’s world widens with pleasure, wonder, and worth. With loving words, a parent encourages her child toward the “why” of it all: play, friendship, freedom, community, conservation, and a deeper understand…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780593855584
ISBN-10:0593855582
Author:Shannon Stocker, Devon Holzwarth
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Dial Books for Young Readers,US
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:23 February 2027
Weight:567g
Dimensions:229mm x 279mm
Audience Age:3-7
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You Are My Why by Shannon Stocker - ISBN: 9780593855584
229 × 279 mm
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Critics Review

“Exuberant and expressive art pairs well with the uplifting text, providing reassuring reading from parent to child, or inspiration for a classroom, to find the ‘why’ behind everyday acts. A joyous affirmation of life, logic, and lasting parental love.” —Kirkus

About The Author

Shannon Stocker

Shannon Stocker is the author of picture books Listen, a Schneider Family Book Award winner; Can U Save the Day; and Warrior: A Patient’s Courageous Quest. Shannon is driven to create books for kids like her daughter, who has brain cancer, her son, who is neurodivergent, and every child like them. Shannon has Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and found freedom through her own wheelchair for two years before entering remission. She lives with her husband, two children, many critters, and a hidden stash of dark chocolate in Louisville, KY.

Devon Holzwarth is a picture book illustrator, author, and painter. A Society of Illustrators gold medal winner, Devon is a recipient of the Schneider Family Book Award for Listen, and a notable Sydney Taylor Award for Tia Fortuna’s New Home. Born in Washington D.C., Devon grew up in Panamá surrounded by nature and her dad’s art supplies. She has lived in many places, and currently resides in Germany with her husband, two kids, a galgo dog from Spain, and a little dachshund from Romania.

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