The Snake's Tales
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
In the time before stories, two children meet a snake who offers to trade tales for their fruit.
Yumi Heo Books
Yumi Heo was a children's author and illustrator celebrated for her visually captivating narratives. Her work often drew from a deep connection to Korean culture and folklore, offering readers a unique glimpse into traditions and values. Heo focused on themes of family, identity, and the childhood experience, handling them with a keen eye for detail and emotional resonance. Her illustrations are noted for their vibrancy and their ability to draw young readers into the heart of a story.
Beloved storyteller Verna Aardema is at her finest in this African animal tale, weaving charm and suspense with a delightfully satisfying resolution. Peering down from her treetop perch, a lonely lioness admires the noisily cheeping clan of Mother Ostrich and thinks, "I would be happy to have just one child." So she leaps down, gurum! and steals all four ostrich chicks. Accepting the lioness as their mother, the chicks follow right behind he. Mother Ostrich is frantic! As she chases after the lioness, she enlists the help of gazelle, hyena, jackal, and mongoose. But which one can help her to get her chicks back? With art by Yumi Heo that blends primitive, African, and folk styles, The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks is a captivating picture book destined to be a classic.