'Round the World is a book about an owl named Alu who wants to build a unicycle and travel around the world. She goes in search of the perfect wheel for her unicycle and has many surprise encounters in nature along the way. AluÕs imagination, curiosity and determination remind us that anything is possible when we believe in our ideas. Author Jessica and illustrator Abigail met when Abigail was a student of JessicaÕs in high school. Together they brought Alu to life!