This is so sweet!
Victoria Monét is a rising singer and songwriter whose 2023 breakout album Jaguars II has made her a household name. A once in a generation type of talent Monét is now dabbling into the world as an author, set to release a debut children’s book inspired by her daughter Hazel, People reports.
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Everywhere You Are is a lyrical children’s picture book featuring illustrations by Alea Marley. The book, aimed at young readers ages 2-5 tells the story of a moon who comforts a young star when they must leave each other at the end of the night. Monét says the book was a way to address the separation anxiety many young children feel in a way that’s also “healing” for parents.
“In a way, wrtiing this book healed a portion of naturally occurring mom guilt for not being able to be in two places at once. I think for a lot of moms, if we had the option, we would spend every waking hour loving on our children in their presence, but for the modern-day working woman, it just isn’t very realistic,” Monét explained.
“I wanted to address it this way so that there would be reinforcement of a mutual understanding between parent and child that no matter how far apart we ever are at any given moment, we are together through love we share for each other,” she added.
This isn’t the first piece of art released by Monét inspired by her daughter. She also featured the now 3 year old on her song “Hollywood,” young Hazel going on to become the youngest person ever nominated for a Grammy. Monét calls the book a culmination of one of her dreams.
“This book means so much to me! I love many types of writing from poetry to music, and eventually scripts and it has always been a special dream of mine to write children’s books,” said Monét.
Everywhere You Are is set to be released in English and Spanish during the summer of 2025.
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