Adversity and the Stories It Creates

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” — Maya Angelou

Life is about facing adversity, and despite whether we triumph over or are defeated by it, loving, hoping, dreaming, creating, experimenting, expressing, exploring, adventuring, sharing, and never giving up. Stories of these triumphs and defeats with the lessons learned along the way are the kinds of stories we need to be sharing with our children, stories that will give them an unshakeable foundation upon which to build their identities. This is the aim of the Willow and the Fox Children’s Book Project, which has encountered adversity in many forms over many years but has never given up. Now it is opening the New Year with its debut book launch on January 31, 2021 of The Monocle of Shai, the first book in the Kellan’s Contraptions series, which are chapter books seeking to introduce children to complex scientific and interpersonal concepts. Join Kellan and her faithful laboratory assistant, Copernicus, as they use science to explore their world, discover the nature of the universe, and learn about the things that really matter in life. We here at the Willow and the Fox hope you enjoy the adventure!