Dare the Wind is Setting Sail

It's official!  DARE THE WIND is setting sail on February 18th.  Here are a few sneak peeks of the gorgeous illustrations by Emily Arnold McCully:

Here is young Ellen Prentiss, watching the clipper ships sail into Marblehead harbor:

And here is Ellen battling a storm aboard The Flying Cloud:

One of the many joys of writing picture books is seeing your words brought to life in illustrations that are even more beautiful than you imagined they could be.  Thank you, Emily!