Stitches

I was sitting behind the counter at the bookshop yesterday when a rep from a publishing company walked in and plopped a thick galley down in front of me. I get lots of galleys and, while I wish I had the time to read them all, I simply don't. This one, however, piqued my interest immediately and I heard myself promising her that I would read it.

It's called Stitches, by David Small, and it pulled my heart right up out of my chest. Several times.



Many writers have tackled their childhood traumas and shared them with the world, but this writer and illustrator encapsulates his painful story so beautifully and his imagery is so powerful that you want to pluck his spindly, little body off the page and give him a great, big hug. This is one is not for children.

Stitches won't be published until August or September but you can click HERE to see more.