In Our Hands - by Lucy Farfort (Hardcover)

About the Book

During "The Dulling," where people fight and isolate themselves from each other, draining color from the world, one little girl brings hope and possibility when she plants a seed and all the kids come together to nurture it.

Book Synopsis

Award-winning author-illustrator Lucy Farfort's picture book In Our Hands is a story of hope that will inspire everyone to come together and build a better future.

We called it the Dulling. It had been creeping in for such a long time and had started so gradually that most people barely even noticed. As the Dulling spread, people began to fight and isolate themselves from one another. Neighbors became enemies, friends became strangers, and soon all color was drained from the world.

When the world is plagued with isolation and cursed to live without color, it is up to a group of determined children to grow a seed of hope that will inspire everyone to come together and build a better future.

This beautifully color-illustrated timeless fable is sure to entrance and empower in equal measure.

About the Author

Lucy Farfort is a freelance illustrator based in Newcastle, UK, specializing in work for the children's market. She is of mixed Caribbean and English heritage and is passionate about the need for more diversity in children's publishing. Her illustrations are created using a mix of traditional and digital media--generally watercolor paintings, enhanced with PhotoShop brushes and found textures. She won first prize for illustration in Faber Children's inaugural FAB Prize competition in 2017.