The Boy with the Blue Rose Heart — Philip Fracassi

Philip Fracassi has performed a truly special sort of magic-he has written a story that is, indeed, for young readers, but which also manages to be for everyone. The Boy with the Blue Rose Heart is a fairytale and a dream and a story full of truths about what it means to be kind in a world that may not ask for kindness but very badly needs it. A beautiful book children and adults alike will return to time and again for both the gentle, surreal story and for Luke Spooner's gorgeous illustrations-it belongs on the shelf next to your favorite bedtime stories. - Lora Senf, author of The ClackityDelicate and haunted with warmth and wonder, Fracassi's prose and Spooner's ephemeral illustrations remind young and old that generous dreams can make the real world a better place. - Emmy Award Winning TV Writer and Author, Joshua Pruett