The unboxing video for Sy’s Journey: A Seed’s Search for a Place to Grow documents a simple but decisive moment in the life of a book: the point at which a long production process becomes a finished physical object.

The book, written by Dr. Stallar Lufrano, went through multiple revisions before reaching print.

From a scribbled idea in a notebook, to 19 drafts, to finding the perfect illustrator, to choosing sustainable printing and packaging, this little seed has had quite the journey of her own.

The story follows a seed searching for a place to grow, moving through different environments before finding where it belongs. The book was illustrated by Chloe Nyiri, a traditional watercolor artist from Hungary. Each illustration in the book is an original watercolor painting — a finished artwork rather than a digital composite. Nyiri works with natural-pigment watercolors, chosen for their environmentally responsible and non-toxic properties.

The production choices — text, illustration, materials, and printing — were considered together, not sequentially.

The unboxing captures the author and her children opening the first printed copies and seeing the completed book as a physical object.

Holding the finished book in my hands feels surreal. Every page, every brushstroke, every word is filled with courage, hope, and love for Sy and our planet.

Availability

Sy’s Journey: A Seed’s Search for a Place to Grow is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other major retailers in hardcover and softcover editions.

Sustainably printed copies can be ordered directly from the book’s website:
https://sysjourney.com/

Publishing information

The book was published through BookBildr Publishing.