Age Group: 3 - 6 Years

Description:

In the heart of a long, frozen winter, every animal of the forest shivers and starves. There seems no hope—until brave Rainbow Crow, with his radiant feathers and beautiful song, offers to undertake a dangerous flight to the mighty Sun to beg for warmth. Soaring high above the clouds, Crow makes his plea and is given a glowing branch to carry home. But the journey is long, and the fire's drifting soot slowly blackens his magnificent rainbow plumage. When Crow finally returns and the snow begins to melt, he is heartbroken to find his beauty gone. His gentle friends, however, remind him that true beauty lies in courage and kindness, not in feathers. Naomi Howarth's stunning debut weaves a tender retelling of a traditional Lenape Native American legend, paired with lyrical rhyming text and richly textured lithograph-and-watercolour artwork.