Marvelous Masks

This book by local author/illustrator/mom Nicole Billick was created because her toddler was feeling so upset and unsettled by seeing people wearing masks for the pandemic that he would say, “Mama, let’s go home.” 

She decided to create this book to explain to him that lots of different people wear lots of different masks for all sorts of reasons, and to hopefully help him feel less apprehensive. It’s written in a way that a toddler can understand, but it doesn’t specifically mention germs or anything like that, instead leaving room for you to have that conversation if you want to! Pretty smart!