{"product_id":"vassie-and-the-mightiest-thing-eric-july-9781971084596","title":"Vassie and the Mightiest Thing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rhyming picture book about losing someone you love--and discovering that the people around you are the mightiest thing of all. From Rippaverse founder Eric July, starring Vassie, the niece of the hero Isom.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVassie's daddy is gone. The house feels too quiet, the day feels too long, and the questions feel too big. But one by one, the people who love her show up--Mom, Uncle Avery, Grandma, the neighbors, the family she didn't know she had. Each one carries a piece of what's missing. Each one shows her something the world tried to take. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in playful, gentle rhyme, \u003ci\u003eVassie and the Mightiest Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is a picture book about grief that isn't somber--it's full of warmth, color, and the quiet strength of family showing up. A rare and needed entry in the children's market on the subject of parent loss--written for ages 5-8 and built for reading aloud, together. The series continues with \u003ci\u003eVassie Sees Everything\u003c\/i\u003e (10\/13\/26), and Vassie's world connects to the wider Rippaverse her uncle Isom calls home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Rippaverse founder Eric July, creator-writer of the \u003ci\u003eVassie\u003c\/i\u003e picture-book series, with illustrations by Matteo Lucchetti (Italy) and colors by Felipe Felix. Launch title for the Rippaverse Backyard imprint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric July\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 197108459X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971084596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rippaverse Backyard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Eric July","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001853747455,"sku":"9781971084596","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vassie-and-the-mightiest-thing-eric-july-9781971084596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}