If You Come to Earth

By Sophie Blackall

Inspired by the thousands of children Sophie Blackall has met during her travels around the world in support of UNICEF and Save the Children. If You Come to Earth is a glorious guide to our home planet, and a call for us to take care of both Earth and each other.

An engaging storybook about a single curious and imaginative child, it's simultaneously funny and touching and carries a clear message about the need to care for the Earth and each other. If you come to Earth, there are a few things you need to know:

We live in all kinds of places.

In all kinds of homes.

In all kinds of families.

Each of us is different.

But all of us are amazing.

And, together, we share

one big beautiful planet.

Sophie Blackall, AM is an award-winning illustrator of over 50 books for children, including the New York Times best-selling Ivy and Bean series, the 2016 Caldecott Medal winner, Finding Winnie, and the 2019 Caldecott Medal winner, Hello Lighthouse, which she also wrote. She is the five-time recipient of The New York Times Best Illustrated Picture Book Award and has worked with UNICEF and Save the Children, UK, on global health and literacy initiatives. Originally from Australia, she now splits her time between Brooklyn, New York, and the Catskill Mountains, where she and her husband run a retreat for the children’s book community called Milkwood Farm.