The World Waits

by Elizabeth Pham

Illustrated by Jen Olson

In The World Waits, Elizabeth Pham explores anticipation through the eyes of Earth experiencing the progression of human history. Jen Olsen’s illustrations beautifully evoke this sense of joyful anticipation.

As a little girl, Elizabeth Hanna Pham loved storybook heroes, often dressed in costume, and always hoped to write storybooks of her own one day. Elizabeth grew up in Atlanta and attended the University of Georgia, where she met her future husband, himself a shining knight, who swept her off her feet and married her a week after graduation. They live in Atlanta with their four little boys, who also love dressing in costume and playing in the forest.