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Helen Mortimer, Author
Carolina Rabei, Illustrator
Imprint: Orchard Books
Publication date: March 13, 2025
Category: Picture storybooks
ISBN: 9781408364970
Imprint: Orchard Books
Publication date: August 29, 2024
Category: Picture storybooks
ISBN: 9781408364963
Will I fall? asked the snowflake.
Yes, but you will cover the world in soft, white wonder.
Will I fall? asked the raindrop.
Yes, but you will fill streams and ponds with freshness and life.
Will I fall? asked the seed.
Yes, but new shoots will soon show from the place where you land.
Join one little girl and her father as they explore the wonders of the natural world and the changing seasons. This beautiful story about mindfulness and living in the present moment is perfect for soothing worries.
After attaining a BA in Graphic Design in Moldova, Carolina received a distinction in Children’s Book Illustration from the prestigious Cambridge School of Art.
Carolina’s stunning debut picture book illustrating Walter de la Mare’s poem, Snow (Faber), was published to critical acclaim, nominated for the esteemed Kate Greenaway Medal, and featured on The Independent‘s list of ’11 Best Books for 4 to 7-Year-Olds’. Carolina went on to illustrate more of de la Mare’s work for Faber: The Ride-by-Nights, Summer Evening and Silver.