This modern fable is an absolutely beautiful ode to nature. Through lyrical text and breathtaking illustrations, Yuval Zommer tells the story of The Wild, of a wild environment that sustained birds and animals, where plants and trees flourished and life was abundant, Double page painterly spreads show glimpses of different environments in absorbing detail, illustrating the importance of a healthy world to support life, including human life. As time went by the people forgot their link to the land, and started to take more and more from it until the earth became sick. The colour palette moves from vibrant greens to dull, grey colours as the wild begins to die. But there is hope! A young voice rings out, and the single voice becomes a chorus as the people call for change. Dedicated to the wild in all of us, this is a powerful picture book and a rallying call to protect our world.
Once upon a time, somewhere not far away, was the Wild. The Wild was huge and giving,
and everything from insects, to birds, to humans made their home in it. At first, people lived lightly and took what they needed, but when they started to take more, the Wild suffered. For the Wild to be healthy, someone must be brave enough to raise their voice . . .
Yuval Zommer's lyrical modern fable has a hopeful and powerful message about how our environment needs us just as much as we need it.
‘Yuval Zommer’s unique artistic style brings the wintery landscapes to life in this wonderfully atmospheric book’ - Phoebe Demeger, CLPE Librarian on The Lights that Dance in the Night
Author
About Yuval Zommer
Yuval Zommer graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Illustration. He worked for many years as a creative director at leading advertising agencies before becoming the author and illustrator of highly acclaimed non-fiction titles including the Big Book Of… series which has won and been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the UKLA Book Awards. He is the author and illustrator of The Tree That’s Meant to Be (Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Year in 2019), A Thing Called Snow, and The Lights that Dance in the Night, amongst other titles.
His latest picture book with Oxford Children’s is The Wild.
