Sometimes Love

illustrated by Joy Hwang Ruiz
Penguin Young Readers/Dial
July 12, 2022
​ISBN: 9780593323823

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A tender, poetic picture book about a military family experiencing happiness, heartache, and learning to grow through change

“Changes come and changes go. Love through changes makes love grow.”
 
When her mother is deployed overseas, a young girl is temporarily parted from her beloved dog. Told in spare yet lyrical verse, this picture book shares a powerful message about the different ways we show love, from giving, to growing together, to sometimes letting go.

​But don’t worry, this pet story has a happy ending.

Praise for Sometimes Love...


“[A] wonderful book about love, loss, and reunion . . .Teaching children how to live with loss is an important lesson, and this offering accomplishes this task exceptionally well."
-Booklist, starred review

“[Sometimes Love] eloquently conveys a wide range of emotions... illustrations that seem to shimmer off the page...An important lesson for young readers conveyed poetically with lots of heart."
-Kirkus Review


NEWS, APPEARANCES, AND EVENTS:
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July 2022: SOMETIMES LOVE is featured on Bookriot's "12 Must-Read July Children's Book Releases"
July 23, 2022: Join me, illustrator of Sometimes Love, Joy Hwang Ruiz, and author-illustrators Juana Medina, and Faith Pray, for this virtual Picture Book Panel at Books of Wonder! This panel is a joyful and heartwarming celebration of big growth in your littlest readers! (Books available for purchase with signed bookplates)
Catch the event replay here!