What is a plant? Is it an animal? Is it a person? Questions I began thinking about when I realized how much we worry about people and animals in our everyday lives and how little attention we pay to these other inhabitants of our planet, although we depend on them so much. They are living beings too, after all! David Palatnik's illustrations are a beautiful yet compelling reminder of the important role played by plants, the good they do us and how they deserve our respect. - Israel Felzenszwalb