Two Caldecott honorees-and real-life best friends- team up to illustrate a story of friendship from bestselling author Julie Fogliano.
Like the two stars of this story, illustrators Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal know that differences only make a good friendship stronger. In this bouncy, rhyming story, two best friends think about all the little things that don't matter- and the big things that really, really do.
With each artist designing and drawing one character, and collaborating on the scenery and details, Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal transformed this sweet story into a celebration of friendship- including their own- and a unique artistic vision.
Working remotely, they swapped drawings across the country, using a limited palette of teal and yellow over graphite. As artwork passed back and forth between their mailboxes, childhood versions of each artist came to life and came together on the page into one unified creation.
Award-winning author Julie Fogliano's rhythmic rhymes bring it all together, expressing the unconditional love any best friend can relate to.
| ISBN: | 9780823462841 |
| Publication date: | 28th April 2026 |
| Author: | Julie Fogliano |
| Illustrator: | Molly Idle, Juana MartinezNeal |
| Publisher: | Neal Porter Books an imprint of Candlewick Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 40 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing |
Two Caldecott honorees-and real-life best friends- team up to illustrate a story of friendship from bestselling author Julie Fogliano.
Like the two stars of this story, illustrators Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal know that differences only make a good friendship stronger. In this bouncy, rhyming story, two best friends think about all the little things that don't matter- and the big things that really, really do.
With each artist designing and drawing one character, and collaborating on the scenery and details, Molly Idle and Juana Martinez-Neal transformed this sweet story into a celebration of friendship- including their own- and a unique artistic vision.
Working remotely, they swapped drawings across the country, using a limited palette of teal and yellow over graphite. As artwork passed back and forth between their mailboxes, childhood versions of each artist came to life and came together on the page into one unified creation.
Award-winning author Julie Fogliano's rhythmic rhymes bring it all together, expressing the unconditional love any best friend can relate to.
I Don't Care features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing
I Don't Care is available in Paperback, Hardback
I Don't Care was written by Julie Fogliano and published by Neal Porter Books an imprint of Candlewick Press
I Don't Care has 40 pages
£7.19