The Barnes & Noble I went to only seemed to carry the one with the Pink cover, but that's all right; it's the one I wanted. It was the morning of May 13th when I bought it, which is two days earlier than what the internet tells me is its release date. Did they sell it to me early? Can't be sure. If so, hooray for me.

I proceeded to read all the stories in the book within the next 24 hours. I obviously liked them a lot, seeing as I rated the collection with a five out of five. My favorites were The Shared Patio, Something That Needs Nothing, and How to Tell Stories to Children.

I was just left wishing all the stories were longer. Each of these works could have been novel-length, and I would mind a bit. When reading them, I wanted to know so much more than what little was offered about each character. I imagine there isn't a better thing to say about a writer's stories than "I wish they were longer."

If you need a warm invitation to check this book out, I recommend visiting its website, which you can reach if you type all the words in the title (minus spaces) into a browser, surrounded by "www." and ".com". By the end of your time there, I can say with some confidence that you'll probably know whether or not the book will be something you'd be interested in.

If you've seen and appreciated Ms. July's film, Me and You and Everyone We Know, then this book is something you're probably already going to purchase. If you haven't seen this film, I heavily heavily heavily urge you to do so.

But yes. The book. Go; read it; smile.