Everyone needs things to look forward to: big things and small things, on good days and on bad days, whether we actively create delight for ourselves or simply allow it to enter our lives. In these pages, beloved author and illustrator Sophie Blackall has gathered a collection of joys for all of us - reminders that every day the sun comes up and new babies are born. She includes suggestions that you bake muffins for a friend, or draw a face on an egg and put it in the fridge where it will smile at you each time you open the door. With wisdom, whimsy, and compassion, the 52 illustrated ideas in this book offer moments of uplift and serendipity for yourself and your loved ones. A message of hope and solace in hard times and of joyful anticipation at times of new beginnings - whether you're grieving a loss or starting a new chapter - and for all the days in between - THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO is full of gentle reminders of the objects, occasions, gestures, and ideas that warm our hearts. There is always something bright on the horizon, and sometimes that horizon can be a lot closer than we think.

每个人都需要一些值得期待的东西：无论大小，无论在好日子还是坏日子里，无论我们是主动为自己创造快乐，还是只是想让它进入我们的生活。在本书中，深受喜爱的作家和插画家苏菲·布莱克尔（Sophie Blackall）为我们所有人收集了一系列的快乐，提醒我们每天都有太阳升起和新的婴儿诞生。她建议你为朋友烤松饼，在鸡蛋上画个笑脸，然后把它放在冰箱里，每次你打开门它都会对你微笑。本书中52个图文并茂的想法以智慧、奇思妙想和同情心，为你自己和你所爱的人提供了振奋人心和偶然的时刻。在困难时期，它给予你希望和安慰，在新的开始时期，它是快乐的期待，无论你是在为损失而悲伤，还是在开始新的篇章。本书温和提醒我们那些温暖心灵的物品、场合、姿态和想法。地平线上总有一些光明的东西，有时地平线可能比我们想象的要近得多。