Two sycamore-seed siblings, Merwin and Louise, nestle in their seed ball, waiting for the time that their dear mother tree has prepared them for, when they'll float free and set down roots of their own. Louise is eager to explore, and she's certain she's heard whispers from afar that the world needs her help, though exactly how is unclear. Their comfortable Cretaceous existence is upended when a vast fungal network brings news of impending danger and a run-in with a dinosaur sends the seeds flying much earlier than anticipated. They know it's imperative to find the perfect place to land--too little or too much of anything could prove disastrous. But to fulfill their destiny, they'll have to navigate a wide world filled with wonder and uncertainty. Initially conceived as a film idea that Steven Spielberg hoped Selznick would spin into a screenplay, the astonishing story is at once vast and intimate, succeeding as both a small-scale adventure story and a broader exploration of the natural world. Glorious pencil drawings, moving swiftly from macro to micro lenses, turn wispy seeds into spritely, darling protagonists, and wordless sketched reveals that follow text interludes are sure to elicit gasps of surprise and delight. 

-Booklist Review

The love between a boy and his dog transcends danger and storms. When seventh grader Caleb's grandfather falls ill as a variant H5N1 virus begins to infect humans, Caleb and his elderly Irish wolfhound, Ronan, find themselves separated by the Puget Sound. Caleb's State Department parents are in Vietnam with his younger brother, and Caleb has been living with Poppy in Leisure World, a Seattle retirement community. But a deathly ill Poppy has to go to the hospital, his house is put under quarantine, and Caleb is taken to live with Poppy's estranged sister, Great-Aunt Pat, on nearby Bainbridge Island. She says she doesn't have room for Ronan, who's left in Poppy's house while Mom and Dad make a plan for his care. Ronan escapes to find Caleb, but he's hit by a car and injured.  - Kirkus Review