A PICTURE BOOK · AGES 4–8
Bindi & Raj
Under the Same Sky
A cow who has lived in the same field her whole life. A little egret who crash lands right into it. They have nothing in common and everything to teach each other.
Hardcover • 40 pages
THE STORY
They have nothing in common and everything to teach each other.
SET IN THE GOLDEN FIELDS OUTSIDE PUNE, INDIA
WHAT'S INSIDE
Three quiet themes, told softly.
A gentle read-aloud about the friendships that find us -- and the courage it takes to let them.
I
Patience
A quiet meditation on standing still long enough to see what the world is showing you.
II
New horizons
What it feels like to land somewhere unfamiliar and find a friend already waiting.
III
Unexpected friendship
Connection doesn't require sameness. Sometimes the best friendships are the ones we never planned.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The best stories
find you when you least
expect them.
Jennifer Maddie is a New Englander at heart who has loved writing since middle school and always dreamed of writing a children's book.
That dream finally came true after a visit to Pune, India, where on a warm, sunny morning she noticed a gentle cow and a spirited little egret spending their days side by side, quietly keeping each other company in the most unexpected friendship. That moment eventually became Bindi and Raj: Under the Same Sky.
Jennifer lives in the woods of New Hampshire with her husband and four
rescue dogs. When she isn't writing, she helps leaders grow with heart.
Jennifer
BEHIND THE STORY
A white cow.
A bold little egret.
And one warm
morning.
This story began on a warm morning in Pune, India while I was on a
business trip. Outside our office, a white cow relaxed quietly in a small field while a bold little egret stood nearby, as if they'd planned it that way.
Every day during our trip, they showed up side by side.
Different. Perfectly mismatched. Completely inseparable.
A reminder that connection doesn't require sameness — and that
sometimes the best friendships are the ones we never expect.
What readers are saying.
EARLY PRAISE
Reviews from early readers, educators, and librarians will live here ahead of launch.
"A tender, beautifully paced reminder that friendship can begin anywhere — even in a quiet field outside a city you've never been to.”
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EARLY READER EDUCATOR
Reserved for an early review.
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LIBRARIAN REVIEW PENDING
"A tender, beautifully paced reminder that friendship can begin anywhere — even in a quiet field outside a city you've never been to.”
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