“River, still we need you
Each and every day
River, now we fear you
Don’t sweep our homes away!
River, please protect us
Each and every day
River, wrap around us
Care for every stray.”
A story of life in and on
And along the river
Of beavers and otters
Swans and song birds
Of families
Of friends
Of foes
A tale of what it means to belong
Of fitting in
Of standing out
A book about climate change
Floods and Fears
About the importance of stories
Mythology and folklore
A bond between two souls
Connected by song
By nightmares, dreams
And memories
A quest
A journey
A discovery
A homecoming
Pledges
Promises
Putting things right
A gorgeous timely epic
About two animals
And their against-the-odds journey
To find each other
Meet a master builder
A lady of the river
An old one eyed wolf
A swan in mourning
A grieving mother
This story has it all
A tale tenderly told
In the way only Holly Webb can
With stunning illustrations
By Zanna Goldhawk
This brilliant and beautiful book
Is the first in a new series
Telling the tales of
The community of animals
Who live along Green River
We cannot wait to see whose adventure
Holly chooses to share next
And I hope to meet Sedge and Silken again
To revisit the holt and the lodge
And catch another glimpse of
The Lady of the River