May You Love and Be Loved: Wishes for Your Life

Ages 3 to 6

A tender picture book about the hopes and dreams a parent has for their child, from author, poet, and activist Cleo Wade.

May you know fear but not be driven by it

May you know joy and follow it everywhere

May you know light and shine it every chance you get

From the bestselling author of What the Road Said, May You Love and Be Loved is a next heartfelt and lyrical picture book, a love letter to the infinite potential of the future, expressing the many hopes and dreams we hold for our children and ourselves. Gorgeously illustrated by the author and filled to the brim with her signature bighearted emotions, this book is an important reminder that, above all, what we wish for everyone is that they can love and be loved.

About the Author

Cleo Wade is a writer and poet whose work explores love, freedom, healing, and the power of community. She is the New York Times bestselling author of What the Road Said, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life, and Where to Begin: A Small Book About Your Power to Create Big Change. Wade is from New Orleans, Louisiana, and lives in California with her partner, Simon, and their two supercute daughters, Memphis Love and Bayou Beloved.