“The inspiration for this book came to me one afternoon as I watched my son, Hudson, playing with his toy bus. I was trying to keep pace with his three-year-old mind as he got deeper and deeper into a fantasy involving nothing more than a yellow plastic box and armless figurines. At least that’s what I saw. He saw frantic commuters rushing to catch the 77 local bus to Australia. He jumped in place, mouth open and slapping his knees, joyously reacting to a world I couldn’t see, but one powerfully present for him...”. – Jordan Matter

Photo: “Dancers Among Us”: Macys, NYC – Annmaria Mazzini. (Photo by Jordan Matter)

A worker prepares the “Cutter Head” of the Port Tunnel boring machine for attachment to the tunneling machine on September 1, 2011 in Miami, Florida. The $45 million machine is longer than a football field and about as tall as a four-story building and it will carve the twin tunnels connecting Watson Island and Dodge Island. The the new $1 billion Port of Miami tunnel is expected to be completed in May of 2014. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

German football fans before the start of the EURO 2012 Group A qualifier match between Germany and Kazakhstan at Fritz-Walter-Stadium on March 26, 2011 in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Football fans watch a broadcast of the UEFA Euro 2020 round of 16 match between The Netherlands and Czech Republic on a terrace in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 27 June 2021. Visitors had to be tested in advance and once did not have to keep a distance of 1.5 meters. As one of the relaxation of the corona measures, catering establishments are allowed to place large screens to show the matches. (Photo by Ramon van Flymen/EPA/EFE)

In this July 20, 2019 photo, children play during a sports event organized by members of the Caracas FC soccer club, in Catia, one of the poorest slums in Caracas, Venezuela. When the Caracas Football Club plays, its supporters leave their ideological preferences and socioeconomic differences behind, joining together to support and take care of each other inside and outside the stadium. (Photo by Matias Delacroix/AP Photo)

Switzerland's forward #19 Eseosa Aigbogun (L) fights for the ball with Philippines' defender #16 Sofia Harrison (R) and Philippines' forward #21 Katrina Guillou during the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup Group A football match between the Philippines and Switzerland at Dunedin Stadium in Dunedin on July 21, 2023. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama/AFP Photo)

France's defender #07 Sakina Karchaoui (L) and France's forward #11 Kadidiatou Diani (R) celebrate their win at the end of the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup Group F football match between France and Brazil at Brisbane Stadium in Brisbane on July 29, 2023. (Photo by Dan Peled/Reuters)