Jayden has just moved from New York City to New Mexico, and he's not happy about it. "Why are we here? What's so great about New Mexico?" The first morning in his new home, Jayden wakes up with fresh eyes, pockets a field guide his mom gives him, and decides he might as well explore the outdoors. To his surprise, New Mexico is filled with delightful discoveries: colorful flowers, chattering birds "passing secrets" in piñon trees, smooth houses of adobe, "bleached bones like seashells" in "a river of sand." Jayden marvels at the endless expanse of blue sky, a view he didn't have in New York City. He misses the incredible height of skyscrapers, but soon he spots "stone towers" in the distance, "red rock pillars" as tall as the buildings back home. Feeling cheered, Jayden picks a handful of flowers for his mom before heading back to their new house. Poetic text bursting with sensory detail tells a story of a curious, open-minded Black boy, and gouache illustrations vary among close-ups of Jayden's discoveries and arresting depictions of the warm Southwest landscape. (Ages 4-8)