When I’m With You by Pat Zietlow Miller and Eliza Wheeler

One day last week, I felt overwhelmed with my endless to-do list. I decided to walk away from it for a while and read When I'm With You. I'm grateful I made that decision. It calmed me. It grounded me. It changed my mood. 

Thankfully, Pat Zietlow Miller and Eliza Wheeler are here to celebrate When I'm With You with you and me. I wrote the words in purple, Pat wrote the words in black, and Eliza wrote the words in green. Thank you, Pat and Eliza! 

When I’m With You is an ode to the power of friendship.

Eliza Wheeler’s illustrations are like Mary Poppins -- practically perfect in every way. I love how imaginative and timeless they are.

Picture books remind readers what it means to be human.

The cover illustration for When I’m With You is the one-image summary of the story within. As a bonus: it matches the cover compositions of our first two books - Wherever You Go and When You Are Brave.

When I’m With You’s endpapers bring us full-circle in the day of the life of the character pals.

Deirdre Jones, Patrick Collins, Saho Fujii, Virginia Lawther, and Annie McDonnell was the team that worked tirelessly to get the best finished book we possibly could!

Thank you, Pat and Eliza! 

Pat Zietlow Miller is the bestselling and award-winning author of Be Kind, Sophie’s Squash, The Quickest Kid in Clarksville, Wherever You Go, and When You Are Brave, among others. She lives in Wisconsin and invites you to visit her online at patzietlowmiller.com.

Eliza Wheeler is the bestselling and award-winning creator of Home in the Woods and Miss Maple’s Seeds, and the illustrator of the Newbery Honor Book Doll Bones as well as Wherever You Go and When You Are Brave, among others. She lives in Minnesota and invites you to visit her online at wheelerstudio.com.

Look for When I'm With You on March 1, 2022. 

Little, Brown's Description: 

There’s something that I’ve noticed.
Perhaps you’ve seen it, too.
Life is so much better
when it’s me and you.

From the time we are young, we are drawn to special people—the ones who complete our sentences and who know our favorite color, food, and song. The people who understand us and make us happier than anyone else in the world. After all, no matter how much time passes or how many miles tug us apart, there is no one quite like a best friend.

From New York Times bestselling creators Pat Zietlow Miller and Eliza Wheeler, this jubilant celebration of friendship and the adventures of childhood will make your heart sing.