Cosmo’s world turns upside down after a fall from his favorite tree leaves him using a wheelchair. Now, he longs to talk to the tree, to understand what happened.

In this debut collection for children, Stephen Lightbown introduces Cosmo, a character shaped by the author’s own experiences. Through Cosmo’s voice and the perspectives of his family, these poems invite readers on a journey filled with challenges, questions, pain, exploration, and ultimately, triumphs. Cosmo’s openness and curiosity shine as he shares his perceptive, raw, funny, and enchanting observations.

Can Cosmo navigate this life-altering change? Is the life he once knew gone forever? Might there be new paths and undiscovered strengths waiting for him? And will the tree ever answer his burning question: why?