Author(s): Gary Crew

CHILDREN'S CLASSICS

A heartbreaking fable about nature and our relationship with it, and about the inevitable cycle of life.  "And then, as if on cue, the baby shaped its mouth into a perfect circle, drew breath into its cheeks and, curling its tiny tongue upon its bottom lip, breathed the long soft sound of wind in the trees."  This is a tale of storms and bushfires and wild bees.  It is a tale of an old couple and an unexpected gift from the bush.  A gift they must one day return...