Title: A Story Like the Wind
Author: Gill Lewis
Illustrator: Jo Weaver
Genre: Children’s Fiction
Available: Now
A beautifully illustrated story of freedom, music, and seeking refuge. A small group of refugees is crowded on to a boat on the sea. They share their stories as the boat travels towards the dream of safety and freedom.
One boy, Rami, has brought his violin, and his story of how the violin was invented, and of a stallion that could run like the wind, weaves through the other stories, bringing them all together into a celebration of hope and of the power of music and story.
A very special, beautifully illustrated, fable for all who strive to understand, and to stand together with, those around them.
Gill Lewis is the multi-award-winning and best-selling author of novels such as Sky Hawk, White Dolphin, and Scarlet Ibis and A Story Like the Wind is her lyrical and unforgettable response to the refugee crisis, which will linger on in the mind long after reading. Beautiful charcoal illustrations from Jo Weaver give this book a very special feel and make it a perfect gift.
Source: Review copy from Oxford University Press via Amazon Vine
This book is beautiful, there’s no other way to describe it. Jo Weaver’s charcoal illustrations are lovely and evocative and make the whole package feel extremely special, but it’s the story itself that is really beautiful. Eight refugees and a small dog adrift in the dark aboard a tiny dingy that is all that lies between them and the stormy sea, yet this is not a book about war. It’s a tale of humanity and what unites us – stories and music, love and friendship, and hope for better things.
I don’t want to talk too much about the story Rami tells because it was wonderful to have it unfold from page to page without knowing too much about what to expect. But if you’re already a fan of Gill Lewis, then you’ll know a little of what you might find in these pages – and even then it might still surprise you with its heartfelt emotion.
Short but beautiful, this isn’t just a book for children, but for adults and anyone. It doesn’t tell you what you should feel or do, it simply shows that we are all human. And that is what makes it beautiful.
A Story Like the Wind is Out Now.
Visit Gill Lewis or Jo Weaver for more details.
