Just Because
Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
Why is the ocean blue? What is the rain? What happened to the dinosaurs? It might be time for bed, but one child is too full of questions about the world to go to sleep just yet. Little ones and their parents will be charmed and delighted as a patient father offers up increasingly creative responses to his child’s nighttime wonderings. Any child who has ever asked “Why?” — and any parent who has attempted an explanation — will recognize themselves in this sweet storybook for dreamers who are looking for answers beyond “Just because.”
★ “A charming celebration of bedtime rituals and parent-child affection, this book also underscores the importance of fostering imagination and wonderment while nurturing young minds”
—School Library Journal, Starred Review
★ “The exacting, exquisite phrasing electrifies readers, and full-bleed illustrations pull them into an extraordinary alternate universe… Charming, playful, and extraordinary imaginings will galvanize young minds to find inspired answers to their own questions.”
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Gently philosophical.”
The Globe and Mail
