How the Sun Was Won
How the Sun Was Won
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A "darkly magical" fable about courage, creativity, and growing up.
In this luminous children’s tale, the sun fails to rise, leaving a town in darkness—and the children without their parents. Desperate yet undeterred, they wander through a surreal “Nighttime City,” alive with neon-lit zoos, mysterious bakeries, and strange creatures. But their parents are nowhere to be found.
As despair thickens, a brave girl proposes an audacious idea: if they cannot find the sun, perhaps they must weave it themselves. The children mimic the lost rituals of adulthood, their small hands crafting light in an attempt to conjure a new dawn.
A story of wonder and resilience, How the Sun Was Won explores loss, mystery, and the magic of collective creation.
About the Author & Illustrator
Tom Haviv is a writer and artist, and the cofounder of Ayin Press. His debut book of poetry, A Flag of No Nation, was first published in 2019. He is also the creator of the Hamsa Project, and the author of the children’s books Woven (Somewhere, 2018) and The Porcupine Prince (Somewhere, 2023). He lives in New York City.
Jessica Tamar Deutsch is a visual artist and storyteller. She earned her BFA from Parsons, where she created her beloved first book, The Illustrated Pirkei Avot. She is also the author of The Lost Princess (Somewhere, 2024), a colorful retelling of the classic Reb Nachman tale. She lives in New York City.
Book Details
48 pages | ISBN: 978-1-961814-38-7 | e-ISBN: 978-1-961814-39-4
Publication date: August 4th, 2026
