WRITTEN BY NEAL HOSKINS, AND ILLUSTRATED BY MONIKA VAICENAVIČIENĖ  •  ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH BY THAMES&HUDSON 2024

Set in a sleepy town on Christmas Eve, the story begins with a conversation between a girl and her – toy? imaginary friend? dream? –  robot, who wants to know what's inside a human heart. Describing it as a series of rooms filled with storybooks, the girl sets about building the robot a heart of its own by telling stories about the quiet little town she calls home.