Immersive storytelling can be found within the pages of this tale as pages full of beautiful imagery take you on a journey through emotion.
Honu the sea turtle is overcome with grief following the loss of her eggs and it’s up to Kiyaya, her wolf friend, to heal the wounds left by grief. As well as being a fantastic concept for a children’s book, the use of animals helps younger readers talk about grief without it being in a context too close to home.
The orientation of the book isn’t the most user friendly, especially for children still learning to read and navigate fiction. However, the text and pictures are fantastic at drawing the reader in and bringing the story to life. Although well-edited, the tense is a little off-putting and the title is slightly blunt.
On the whole, The Book Dragon found something lovely was to be gained from this book and awards it 4 stars.
