We are thrilled to welcome local author Molly Housh Gordon to celebrate the launch of her debut book for children, Dance Together, Spin Apart, on Monday, September 7 at 6:30 p.m. This event actually takes place the day before the official publication date, so guests will have an exclusive sneak peak and chance to get signed copies ahead of literally everyone else! There will be celebrations, story time, and general festivities for all to enjoy! Come and help us welcome this beautiful book into the world!

A stunning fusion of poetry and particle science that thoughtfully addresses children's big questions about life and death in a way that will inspire wonder and awe in young readers and adults alike.

Inside a single blade of grass, a drop of shining dew, in gleaming wings of butterflies, in stars, in me, in you, are tiny things called particles that bounce and twist and spin. They dance together for a while then spin apart again. And later when the dance is done, we come to our last day. And all the parts that made us up will float and spin away.

Dance Together, Spin Apart melds poetry and particle science to carry young readers from the origins of our life through its end and the return of our energy to the universe. With author Molly Housh Gordon's thoughtful approach to children's big questions about life and death and illustrator Isabella Grott's lush and imaginative illustrations, Dance Together, Spin Apart brings subatomic particles and the energy passed between us all beautifully to life.

Molly Housh Gordon is a mom, minister, and writer. She spends her days with the spiritual seekers of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, Missouri. She holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School and a Doctor of Ministry in Creative Writing and Public Theology from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. She wrote her debut book Dance Together, Spin Apart for all the kids, like her, with big questions.