About This Book
Reach for this book when your child feels bored by the everyday or when you want to cultivate a deeper sense of gratitude for the natural world. It is the perfect antidote to the fast paced, digital world, offering a rhythmic and poetic template for finding joy in things that cannot be bought or sold. The story follows a desert dweller who keeps a private calendar of personal holidays, celebrating moments like the sight of a triple rainbow or a chance encounter with a coyote. Through its lyrical prose and earthy illustrations, the book explores themes of mindfulness, independence, and the beauty of the Southwest. It encourages children ages 6 to 10 to define their own worth and happiness based on their observations rather than their possessions. It is a quiet, powerful choice for teaching emotional resilience and environmental appreciation.
What Parents Should Know
Sensitive Topics
There are no traditional sensitive topics like death or trauma. The approach to solitude is secular but deeply spiritual in its connection to the earth. It portrays a non-traditional lifestyle (solitary desert living) as a choice of abundance rather than lack.
