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https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/09/jason-gruhl-childrens-book/

“A thin string loops and winds around the people, animals, playgrounds, prayers, and gardens of the world, everything connected in a timeless whole—even scary, ugly things like chicken pox, bullies, lies, and pollution. In this engaging introduction to social consciousness and environmental awareness, color and form are given to the invisible ties that bind the universe together, from the tiniest of cells and atoms to the vastness of the stars and planets.”  

— Foreword Reviews  

“One of Bala Kids’s inaugural releases, this waggish picture book takes its title to heart, emphasizing readers’ connection to an eclectic roundup of people, objects, and phenomena.”  — Publishers Weekly

“A worthy attempt to make an ineffable concept accessible to a young audience.”   — Kirkus Reviews

"Stop! I can’t bear it—this book is too wonderful! Jason Gruhl invokes Dr. Seuss with some light rhyming and brings up everything that entrances children—tarantulas, slime, comets, you name it. Ignasi Font’s visually complex and incredibly funny illustrations (a blobfish that looks like Squidward?) will keep kids observing even on the hundredth read. A thin line threads through each page, reinforcing the title and drawing the eye through the narrative. And the end—oh, the ending! I almost keeled over in fits of pure joy upon reading it. The book is destined to become a dharma classic."

 — Sumi Loundon Kim, Tricycle Magazine, The Buddhist Review

“Use this book to spark thoughtful conversations or to prod children to think about just why they matter.” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch 

“An exploration of our links with everything from blobfish to galaxies.” —Spirituality & Practice 

Books That Inspire Teamwork (Colorado Parent Spring 2020)

12 New Kid's'Books with Bold Illustrations, Characters and Ideas (St. Louis Post Dispatch - March 1, 2019)

Kiddos Magazine (February/March 2019)

Religion Books for Kids Are on the Rise - Publisher's Weekly  (Oct 2018)   

“When A. E. Waite conceived of his deck with Pamela Colman Smith in the early 1900s, what he did is what the creators of The Fountain are doing today, over 100 years later. The Fountain imagery both simultaneously exhibits a timeless quality and also expresses where we are today in our spiritual journey as a global society.” 

—Benebell Wenn, Author of The Tao of Craft, and The Holistic Tarot

“First conceived as a collaborative art piece by artist Jonathan Saiz, author Jason Gruhl, and designer Andi Todaro, these 79 paintings with shimmery silver-gilded edges sing with a kind of hyper-modern cosmic intelligence. The mini guidebook interweaves classic tarot themes with sacred geometry, art, psychology and technology. All in all? It’s a silvery, self-reflective, nuanced delight.”

— WildUnknown.com

"So lush and gorgeous. Every card feels like a refreshing spring rain, inviting you to step inside and dip yourself in its secrets. From the shiny, metallic box, to the beautiful, geometric cardbacks, to each thoughtfully-rendered painting, The Fountain Tarot has seduced me hook, line and sinker.” 

—twosidestarot.com

“Creat[es] an atmosphere that feels timeless and modern at the same time, as though the cards can truly tell the future by calling upon some kind of evolutionary, dawns-of time understanding that exists within all of us, and all around us…” 

— Little Red Tarot UK, Beth Maiden