Pre-order a signed copy. Books ship from Texas in December, and the first copies go to Caroline's table at the Salado Christmas Stroll (December 4–6 and 11–13).

Where the forest teaches, and everyone comes home.

Memaw packs the basket, the girls pull on their boots, and the whole crew walks from the porch into the woods to see what the forest has been up to. Most days, the forest has been growing mushrooms.

Inside Book One (74 pages, 8.5 × 11 in, paperback):

• Twenty-four pictures to color, one walk from the porch into the forest and home again, with Memaw, Willow, Juniper, Poppy, Hazel, and the friends they meet on the path: Grandfather Owl, Ranger Raccoon, Sergeant Hopper, Professor Wiggles, and Slow Joe. Each picture faces a short line in Memaw's voice.
• Nine puzzles in the classic activity-book tradition: a maze, connect-the-dots, a word search, trace-the-mushroom, count the fairy rings, and more. Answer key included.
• Ten Wonder Lab pages with Professor Wiggles, each a true thing about mushrooms a child can understand: the hidden web under the soil, why mushrooms appear after rain, and the biggest living thing on Earth.
• Memaw's One Rule on every walk, plus a cut-out poster: look, draw, and wonder. Never pick or taste a wild mushroom unless a grown-up who knows says yes.

Written and illustrated by Caroline Swan, a combat Veteran and grandmother of four. Published by The Coming Home Press™. For ages 4 to 8, and for the grown-ups who read with them.

Book Two, Moonflower Nights, is coming in 2027.