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Rosalie Lightning

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A new updated paperback edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic memoir about a father dealing with the sudden death of his young daughter. Tom Hart's two-year-old daughter Rosalie was a bundle of energy: always running, exploring, and fascinated by the world around her.... Read More
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A new updated paperback edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic memoir about a father dealing with the sudden death of his young daughter.

Tom Hart's two-year-old daughter Rosalie was a bundle of energy: always running, exploring, and fascinated by the world around her.

But one night, when Tom went to check on her in her crib, he found her silent, still, and not breathing. Without a sign that anything had been wrong, she had passed away in her sleep.

This touching and beautiful graphic novel memoir tells the heartbreaking story of the untimely death of the author's young daughter, and the solace that Hart finds in nature, philosophy, literature, and art. Rosalie Lightning is a graphic masterpiece chronicling a father's undying love, and a tribute to a much-missed baby girl.

This new high-quality paperback edition of a beloved classic features a new foreword from bestselling author Lucy Knisley, along with a letter from Tom Hart giving a view into the role the book has played in his grief process, and how he has found a way forward into life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781951491406

Publisher: Street Noise Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Street Noise Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 177.0mm

Height: 219.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Tom Hart is a critically acclaimed Eisner-nominated cartoonist and the Executive Director of The Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida. He is the creator ofDaddy Lightningseries of graphic novels and books.The Collected Hutch Owenwas nominated for best graphic novel in 2000 and has received a Xeric Grant. Tom has taught sequential art at the University of Florida and at NYC's School of Visual Arts.

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