Astronaut Hayley's Brave Adventure

An imaginative, inspiring, and beautifully illustrated picture book from the youngest American to ever orbit the earth—cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux—who learned that if we are willing to be scared and brave at the same time, extraordinary things are possible.

A fantastic fictional space story inspired by the author's real-life experiences, Astronaut Hayley’s Brave Adventure is the perfect book for young readers who have big dreams and even bigger hearts.

Like every child, Hayley has to learn to be brave in ordinary ways, like facing the first day of school or trying a new sport. But when Hayley gets sick—really sick—she has to learn to be brave in not-so-ordinary ways. When Hayley is invited to become an astronaut and travel to outer space, she knows she is up for the challenge. But she'll need all her courage to handle what's in store!

Astronaut Hayley’s Brave Adventure will inspire children everywhere to reach for the stars, to aspire for the impossible, and to seek new friends and new adventures wherever they are! 

The perfect choice for parents looking for:

• Books about space
• Inspiring story books
• Role model books for girls and boys

Hayley Arceneaux is a physician assistant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a career she committed to after surviving pediatric bone cancer. She served as an ambassador for the hospital when she joined the first all-civilian orbital space mission, Inspiration4, in 2021. At age twenty-nine, she became the youngest American to orbit the earth, the first astronaut with a prosthetic body part, and the first pediatric cancer survivor to go to space. She chronicled her experiences in her memoir, Wild Ride. Originally from Louisiana, she now lives in Memphis, Tennessee. 

Lucie Bee is a children’s book illustrator, a job she dreamed of when she was eight years old. She holds a degree in Illustration from the University of Lincoln and lives and works in Yorkshire, England. Her work is inspired by nature, nostalgia, and a huge helping of magic. When she isn’t in her home studio, she may be found sipping lattes in cozy coffee shops, jogging through leafy suburbs, or exploring the Peak District with her husband and two children.