The rain clouds are long gone and the dry season scorches the land. Everything is new for the baby giraffe. As she bounds ahead and lags behind, her mother patiently explains the ways of the grasslands. And until she grows a little taller, older and wiser, her mother reminds her: “You’re strong with me.”
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Book Club selection 2021
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Chitra is an Indian-born British author and storyteller. She has published over 30 books and is inspired by the rich heritage of epics and folktales from India.
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Poonam is a British illustrator of Indian heritage with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration. Her work has been shortlisted thrice for the Kate Greenaway Medal, longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize and nominated for the Ezra Jack Keats Award.
“Unique and unreservedly recommended”
-Midwest Book Review
“Reassuring and visually stunning”
-Youth Services Book Review
“The text is lyrical and full of details and the rich golds and browns which dominate most spreads are evocative of the African plains. Full of stunning illustrations, it is a wonderfully reassuring story, perfect for sharing”
-North Somerset Teachers' Book Award
