What If... Leslea Newman Mike tells them to get

Mike tells them to get lost

Top 11 Most Challenged Books by American Library Association

and the most excellent sandcastle

Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal transformed this sweet story into a celebration of friendship– including their own– and a unique artistic vision

creators of The Night Gardener and It Fell from the Sky

What If... Leslea Newman Mike tells them to getSitting on an island, a young child watches the world. He observes its troubles and he thinks ? about how the world could be different, and better. What if it was the child who decided to be born? Here, from the belly of his mother, now round like an island, the child looks out at the world. Despite all of the trouble and heartache, he decides to be born, strong in his belief that he can help make the world a better place. Stunningly illustrated by