Making of When the Sun Goes Home

My second picture book, When the Sun Goes Home (Orchard Books 2021), is a story of the sun who hides his loneliness behind his glorious smile. 

The very first idea of the book came to my mind while I was walking to work. It was an image of the sun having a TV dinner by himself in front of the TV set (don’t ask me why). First it made me giggle, then hooked. I asked myself “Does anyone know what the sun is up to after he disappears beyond the horizon? What if it's not what we expected? What if it's rather quiet and lonely?" The sun is a symbol of happiness and positivity in many cultures. I never thought the sun could be lonely, but, come to think of it, unlike the moon who is always surrounded by billions of stars, the sun seemed a bit lonely up in the sky. That thought sparked the story about hiding true feelings.