You Are a Cosmic Tree

“In its style and method, this book is one-of-a-kind. Here are essential elements of the Bahá’í conceptual framework, expressed with clarity, wonder, and excitement. What is our purpose? Why do we suffer? How can we change ourselves and our world? These are the complex questions answered in the pages of this book with humor and beauty. Read this book and gift it to the people you know.” –Derik Smith, PhD, Professor of Literature at Claremont McKenna College and author of Robert Hayden In Verse: New Histories of African American Poetry and the Black Arts Era “If you feel like reading a genius graphic novel that synthesizes science, spirituality, and folk art into one talismanic book object filled with philosophical delight and humor, crafted perfectly for the time we’re living in … this book is for you.” –Kimia Ferdowsi Kline, Painter and Curator

Misha Maynerick Blaise is the author-illustrator of several books including Crazy for Birds, This Phenomenal Life, and Breathe Deep, which has been translated into 8 languages and was a bestseller in China. Filled with science, art, and humor, Misha’s work invites readers to see the world through a lens of wonder and hope.