Elbert in the Air; Monica Wesolowska

USD 10.01

A heartwarming story about unconditional love and rising above those who stand in the way of being who you are.Shortly after he is born, Elbert floats up into the air. Before long, his mother must stand on her tip toes to reach him and toss toys into the air at playtime. While everyone in town, from the school nurse to the mayor, is full of advice for keeping her boy down, Elbert’s mother knows her son is meant to float. And so, she lets him.But as life becomes more and more difficult for a floating boy, and people understand him less and less, Elbert has to make a Stay bound to the ground or float higher in the hopes of finding the world—and community—he’s always wished for. February 21, 2023 About the Author Monica Wesolowska (author of the memoir HOLDING SILVAN: A BRIEF LIFE which was named a Best Book of 2013 by The Boston Globe) has two debut children's picture book forthcoming! LEO + LEA will be published by Scholastic in Spring 2022, with illustrations by the amazing Kenard Pak and ELBERT IN THE AIR will be published by Dial in Fall 2022 with illustrations by the amazing Jerome Pumphrey. A teacher of creative writing at Stanford Continuing Studies, UC Berkeley Extension, Left Margin Lit and elsewhere for over fifteen years, Monica works with aspiring writers through her independent editing business.