A new picture book from 2010 Boston College graduate Molly Harris shares a lesson about the importance of asking for help before burning out. The Big Squeeze (HarperCollins Children’s, 2024), illustrated by Alison Hawkins, tells the story of an eager sponge who absorbs everyone else’s mess until she grows soggier, heavier, stinkier—and discovers that self-care is just as important as caring for others. Kirkus Reviews calls Harris’s children’s book debut “an entertaining soak with a few suds of empathy.” Originally from Massachusetts, Harris now lives in Ireland.