July 2019 First Editions Club for Young Readers

New York, NY: Neal Porter Books (pub: June 11, 2019)

First Edition. Signed.

Jamie’s day at the beach turns into the perfect place for an artistic adventure.

All Jamie wants is to spend some time alone at the beach and finish her art project in the sand. But everyone around keeps asking her pesky questions she doesn’t know how to answer: what are you making? Aren’t you clever?

Jamie does her best to tune it all out and focus on her creation…until she finds a like-minded friend.

Widely respected artist Matt Myers makes his debut as an author in this story that celebrates creativity, introversion, and the beauty of a little peace and quiet.

MATT MYERS has illustrated over a dozen books for children, including Erin Cabatingan’s Musk Ox books, Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett’s Battle Bunny, and many more. Hum and Swish is the first book he’s both authored and illustrated. He lives with his wife Maya Myers in North Carolina.