From world-renowned author and illustrator Marie-Louise Gay, a story about three brothers who set off in search of wild animals in a changing climate.Â
This gentle adventure story about the effects of climate change ends on a hopeful note.Â
Finn and his younger brothers, Leo and Ooley, love reading stories about animals living in forests, on mountains or in the arctic.
“When I grow up,” says Finn, “I want to be an explorer and travel around the world. I want to see wild animals and strange birds.””Why wait?” asks Leo.
And so, the next morning, they wake up early and set out on a snowy expedition to search for wild animals. In their grandfather”s time, the forest was full of animals – but today the forest is quiet. Where have the animals gone?
This is a beautiful book is not only tells this touching story, but is filled with beautiful watercolour illustrations with bright colours and fun details that kids will love returning to again and again.
The Three Brothers retails for $19.95 and is available for purchase at indigo.ca and amazon.ca
Marie-Louise Gay is an internationally acclaimed author and illustrator of children’s books. She has won two Governor General’s Literary Awards, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children’s Literature and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Marie-Louise’s very popular Stella and Sam series has been translated into more than fifteen languages and is loved by children all over the world. Her recent books include Mustafa and Fern and Horn. She lives in Montreal. Learn more at: marielouisegay.com
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