From the creative mind of award-winning author-illustrator E. B. Goodale, Robin is a young child experiencing little triumphs in big ways.
ROBIN SERIES
by E.B. Goodale
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2026
ROBIN AND THE STICK (April 2026)
Reflecting all of the awe, frustration, and delight inherent in a preverbal child’s perspective of the big world around them, award-winning author-illustrator E. B. Goodale’s Robin marks the debut of an irresistible and relatable character whose bite-size, everyday adventures are perfect for the littlest littles. Robin had a stick. Robin always had a stick. One day, there at the end of the street was the biggest stick, the BEST stick, Robin had ever seen. Every morning, Mama tells Robin, “Today you are the biggest you’ve ever been!” But when will Robin be big enough to lift that stick?
ROBIN AND THE MOON (October 2026)
Robin goes on a dreamy nighttime adventure. Reflecting all of the imagination, wonder, and delight inherent in a preverbal child’s perspective of the big world around them, award-winning author-illustrator E. B. Goodale’s Robin is an irresistible and relatable character whose bite-size everyday adventures are perfect for the littlest littles. Out the bedroom window, Robin noticed the moon all tangled up in the branches of a tree. The moon is stuck! “Don’t worry about the moon,” Mama soothed. But Robin was worried. As Robin drifts off to sleep, bedtime anxieties fade into a dreamy nighttime adventure . . . Can little Robin free the big moon?
E. B. Goodale can often be found wandering in her local arboretum, looking for the perfect stick. She is the author/illustrator of The Moon Remembers, Also, and Under the Lilacs, and has illustrated many other books for children, including Windows by Julia Denos, and The Bees of Notre-Dame by Meghan P. Browne. She lives with her family under a big old tree in coastal Massachusetts.
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