In Tilly’s Wish to Fly, Tilly, a young toucan with nerve damage in one wing, longs to fly alongside the other young birds. When she learns that her wing may never work the way she hoped, Tilly refuses to give up on the sky. Inspired by a runaway balloon, she builds a balloon-powered contraption that gives her a way to soar. Tilly’s story is a tender celebration of adaptation, ingenuity, and hope; showing that sometimes achieving a dream means finding your own way to reach it.

Children’s picture book manuscript in progress.