Thank you to NetGalley and Owlkids Books for the eGalley to review!

This was a (sometimes literal) sweet set of stories about dealing with grief in a positive and constructive way. It focuses on Peanut's grieving process over the loss of his sister as he bakes his sister's favorite cake for him and Otis, plants the strawberry seeds she gifted him to make more of her jam that he's running out of, and to collect new, happy memories to keep in a safe place for remembering.

It also just shows how doing little things to make yourself happy don't need a reason or special occasion to do. For instance, Otis doesn't want to eat the very special cake until there's a special occasion for it, but Peanut convinces him that there doesn't need to be one to enjoy a good cake. Peanut sees a couple of kids playing in a sprinkler and reminds him of his time playing in the sprinkler with his sister, so even though it's embarrassing at first, he ends up playing in it to remember that fun. I appreciate any book telling children that they never need to give up the things that make them happy when they grow up or reserve happiness for only special occasions.

There's also tips from Otis in the back of the book for remembering your favorite memories and that's just so important in my opinion.

So kudos to Naseem Hrab for making me tear up with appreciation and understanding. I think both kids and adults will get something out of this one.

Otis and Peanut are friends. In this collection of three short stories they explore the reasons for eating cake, memories, and making and saving memories. The hint of wistfulness calls to mind friends absent yet still treasured.

This picture book is beautiful, wise, and gorgeous. I've heard it said that your life starts over when you realize you can have cake any time you want. In the first of 3 stories, Otis and Peanut are putting off on eating a cake until they have an occasion special enough. Then they have a second cake so they can hold off on the main one, and they eat that second cake everywhere for any reason.
This book is pretty much about learning to live in the moment and still honor important memories. In the end, they learn to collect memories that matter and then to deliberately make more important memories.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this sweet little book

I liked that this book is written in graphic novel format. It does not have too many words on the page, so struggling readers can enjoy it.