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KIRKUS REVIEWS
October 22, 2020
"A lovely, reassuring tale for children set during and after the Covid-19 pandemic."
NEWPORT MESA
September 23, 2020
"I recently had the opportunity to chat with the creators behind The Safe Return, a children’s picture book for kids aged 2-8 that features kids wearing masks. This book was developed to help normalize mask wearing for children during the pandemic, and through a fast-paced, mask-wearing biking adventure, provides an example of a safe return to fun. A first-of-its-kind, two-sided book, The Safe Return flips to show the story with face masks on or face masks off so when the pandemic is over, it can remain in kids’ collections with a mask-off version. The Safe Return has been listed as the #1 New Release in Children’s Disaster Preparedness and will resonate with children and adults alike.
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"Here’s what authors Arwen and Ashley told me about how the idea came together, and what it meant to have famed illustrator Abigail bring the story to life:"

GREENWICH TIMES
September 24, 2020
"Old Greenwich author ‘normalizes’ masks in new children’s book"
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"[T]he picture book serves as a good reminder to treat such emissions as normal occurrences that are part of having—and loving—a body."