Matthew Forsythe

An ALA Notable Children's Book
A New York Magazine Best New Book for Kids
A LitHub Most Anticipated Children's Book of 2025
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year

"This might be a perfect picture book." —Quill & Quire (starred review)

"A solitary child and her rule-breaking ghost...

Curly's bad mood travels from person to person, unexpectedly leaving opportunities for forgiveness, laughter, and love in its wake.

When the forest animals find a gold leaf, they fight about who gets to have it.

Elizabeth is tired of everyone shortening her first name and calling her Lizzie, Liz, or Beth, but suffers in silence, until one autumn day when her impatience gets the best of her and she learns an important lesson about tact and grace.