A Small Imprint by Maggie Summers Studio

The Moonpetal Press

Hand-illustrated stories for children
who deserve to grow up believing the world is full of wonder.

Together with my husband Joseph — a meditation and mindfulness teacher and writer — I illustrate stories for children who deserve to grow up believing the world is full of wonder.

Our books live under The Moonpetal Press, a small imprint for the enchanted and the young at heart.

Joseph writes. I draw the worlds his words live in. It is, I think, the most natural collaboration imaginable.

It Takes a Friend to Bee — displayed with flowers and greenery

The Current ReleaseSpring Edition

It Takes a Friend to Bee — hand-illustrated children's book

A Picture Book, Ages 3–7

It Takes a Friend
to Bee

Written by Joseph Summers
Illustrated by Maggie Summers

A hand-illustrated story about tiny creatures, unlikely kindness, and the small bright courage it takes to be yourself.

Set in a painted garden that feels, somehow, like the one you remember from a childhood you may not have had — this is a book to read slowly, with a cup of something warm, to a child you love.

Format
Hardcover, 32 pages
Trim
9 × 10 in, full colour
Edition
First printing, 2026
Available
The studio shop · independent booksellers

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Also from the Press

Forthcoming · Autumn 2026

The Hour Before the Garden Wakes

Written by Joseph Summers · Illustrated by Maggie Summers

In Development · 2027

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A bedtime book for the young at heart

If the world of The Moonpetal Press speaks to you, I would love to hear from you.

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