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    Our Guncle

    A Picture Book Adaptation

    Author Steven Rowley On Tour
    Illustrated by Eda Kaban
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    Penguin Young Readers | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
    On sale May 19, 2026 | 32 Pages | 9798217001880
    Preschool - 3
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    NYT Bestselling author of The Guncle brings us a heartfelt story about grief and family.

    After the loss of their mom, siblings Grant and Maisie have come to visit their Guncle who they call GUP (for Gay Uncle Patrick) in Palm Springs. GUP can’t bear how sad they all feel, and he tries everything he can think of to make them happy. But swimming pools and milkshakes and new animal friends are only temporary fixes. It isn’t until one quiet night, under the stars, that they come to realize what they’ve been searching for has been with them all along.

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guncle comes a moving exploration of the lessons we learn as we journey through hard times together, and the importance of family—in all its unexpected forms.
    © Afonso Salcedo Photography
    Steven Rowley is the New York Times bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus, a Washington Post Notable Book; The Editor, an NPR Best Book of the Year; The Guncle, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor and Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for Novel of the Year; The Celebrants, a Today Show Read with Jenna book club pick; The Guncle Abroad, a USA Today bestseller; and The Dogs of Venice. His fiction has been translated into twenty languages. He resides in Palm Springs, California. View titles by Steven Rowley
    Eda Kaban View titles by Eda Kaban
    ★ "Fresh . . . sharp and funny . . . [A] warm hug of a book." —Booklist (starred review)

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    NYT Bestselling author of The Guncle brings us a heartfelt story about grief and family.

    After the loss of their mom, siblings Grant and Maisie have come to visit their Guncle who they call GUP (for Gay Uncle Patrick) in Palm Springs. GUP can’t bear how sad they all feel, and he tries everything he can think of to make them happy. But swimming pools and milkshakes and new animal friends are only temporary fixes. It isn’t until one quiet night, under the stars, that they come to realize what they’ve been searching for has been with them all along.

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guncle comes a moving exploration of the lessons we learn as we journey through hard times together, and the importance of family—in all its unexpected forms.

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    © Afonso Salcedo Photography
    Steven Rowley is the New York Times bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus, a Washington Post Notable Book; The Editor, an NPR Best Book of the Year; The Guncle, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor and Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for Novel of the Year; The Celebrants, a Today Show Read with Jenna book club pick; The Guncle Abroad, a USA Today bestseller; and The Dogs of Venice. His fiction has been translated into twenty languages. He resides in Palm Springs, California. View titles by Steven Rowley
    Eda Kaban View titles by Eda Kaban

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    ★ "Fresh . . . sharp and funny . . . [A] warm hug of a book." —Booklist (starred review)

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