If You Cry Like a Fountain

A quirky and unexpected picture book about the many practical uses of tears, for fans of Big Feelings.

Trying to cheer up a sad-looking bug, the narrator suggests that it cries, which makes things worse. But in trying to make the crying bug feel better, the narrator begins to think of all the useful things tears can be used for.

For example, if you're feeling sad at lunchtime, cry enough to fill a pot for cooking pasta - and you won't even need to add salt! Crying can be used to dilute paints, and with paint you can create beautiful art. Crying has many different uses. Without tears, rivers would dry up. Clouds would get bigger and bigger. Crying helps pears grow, and with pears you can make jam. Jam makes people happy, and it helps stop tears...at least until the jam runs out!

Explore the many uses of tears with a crying bug and a clumsy narrator in this hilarious and quirky picture book from debut author-illustrator Noemi Vola.