Hope Lim

Aug 20, 2024 | spiritualityandpractice.com | Hope Lim

In this story about the joy, poignancy, and devotion of friendship, Sofia and May live right next door to each other with only a gate between their yards. Their friendship flourishes "across two yards through the open door." When they venture out beyond their yards in springtime, they discover fields of sourgrass. That summer they giggle, roll, race, and play in the fields. Even their stuffed animals — a mouse and a goose endearingly drawn by Shahrzad Maydani — dance with them.

Mar 26, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Hope Lim |Rachel Bright |Chris Chatterton |Dana Meachen Rau

Gently models kindness and respect—positive behavior that can be applied daily. A group of young “dinosauruses” go out into the world on their own. A fuchsia little Hugasaurus and her Pappysaur (both of whom resemble Triceratops) have never been apart before, but Hugasaurus happily heads off with lunchbox in hand and “wonder in her heart” to make new friends.