Some Days I'm the Wind

★”By following one expressive girl through wonderfully evocative art, this story celebrates both imaginative play and openness to all kinds of emotions” – Booklist, starred review

“A lushly illustrated, imaginative ode to a child’s rich emotional landscape.” – Kirkus Reviews

“Imaginative illustrations evoke the gamut of human emotions in this picture book about understanding and expressing feelings. Apt nature metaphors make the complex topic of emotions more digestible; children can borrow the language herein until they find their own words to express their feelings. The sun can be “welcoming, warm” or “stubborn, HOT! A raging, blazing glare.” The sea can be “cautious, quiet” or “fearless, fierce.” The dreamy watercolor illustrations depict both the broad landscape of emotions and the breadth of a child’s imagination” – Foreword

Rebecca Gardyn Levington is a children’s book author, poet, and journalist with a particular penchant for penning both playful and poignant picture books and poems – primarily in rhyme. Rebecca’s award-winning poems and articles have appeared in numerous anthologies, newspapers, and magazines. She lives in the suburban jungles of New Jersey, USA, with her husband and two boisterous boys.

Dinara Mirtalipova is an award-winning folk artist with a passion for visual storytelling and an admiration for cultures and craftsmanship. Influenced by traditional folklore and classic fairytales, she prefers to draw and paint by hand in bright primary colors with traditional materials such as gouache. She currently divides her time between an Assistant Professor position at Cleveland Institute of Art and working on collaborations and commissions from her home studio in Northeast Ohio.