A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale

A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale Enlarge this image toggle caption Illustrations © 2023 Elly MacKay Illustrations © 2023 Elly MacKay In the latest children's book from mother-daughter duo Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, a village subdued by a mysterious purple fog finds joy again by serenading an audience of appreciative houseplants. Enlarge this image Abrams Books Abrams Books Andrews, Hamilton and illustrator Elly MacKay pulled back the curtain on their creative process in a Zoom interview with NPR shortly after the book's release in September — the first time all three had spoken face-to-face. Sponsor Message "We hope readers will, first of all, take a new curiosity or appreciation in music and in nature, of course," Hamilton said. They started as a mini 3D set Enlarge this image toggle caption Illustrations © 2023 Elly MacKay Illustrations © 2023 Elly MacKay Andrews and Hamilton said they fell in love with MacKay's work "because of its luminosity."