I Am the Storm [Hardcover]

A tornado, a blizzard, a forest fire, and a hurricane are met, in turn, with resilience and awe in this depiction of nature's power and our own.

In the face of our shifting climate, young children everywhere are finding themselves subject to unfamiliar and often frightening extreme weather. Beloved author Jane Yolen and her daughter Heidi Stemple address four distinct weather emergencies (a tornado, a blizzard, a forest fire, and a hurricane) with warm family stories of finding the joy in preparedness and resilience. Their honest reassurance leaves readers with the message: nature is powerful, but you are powerful, too. Illustrated in rich environmental tones and featuring additional information about storms in the back, this book educates, comforts, and empowers young readers in stormy or sunny weather, and all the weather in between.Bank Street Books BEST BOOK (2021)

Amazon BEST BOOK (2020)

⭐ Child-centered, reassuring, and welcome. —Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)

Wisconsin State Recommended Book

Massachusetts Book Award Shortlist

Iowa Goldfinch Award NomineeJane Yolen was an accomplished and awarded author and poet, with over 450 books published in her lifetime. Her expansive oeuvre includes the Caldecott winner Owl Moon (in its 80th printing), the National Jewish Book Award-winner The Devil’s Arithmetic, the 20-million copy bestselling series HOW DO DINOSAURS, as well as many other award-winning books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Jane was also a song composer, a storyteller, and a beloved mother and grandmother. Jane passed away in 2026, but her books will live forever.

Heidi E.Y. Stemple is a second-generation writer. She spends as