For many people, today is a day to spend with loved ones. It is a day to look around at the people we love best and give thanks for them. In today's picture book you will meet a charming little creature who is not really sure where he belongs and who he belongs to. He ends up taking a journey, and in the process he figures out something very important about what home is.
The Call of the Swamp
The Call of the Swamp
Davide Cali
Illustrated by Marco Soma
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Eerdmans, 2017, 978-0-8028-5486-5
Before they found him, Boris’ parents tried to have a
baby of their own, but doctors told them that they would not be able to have a
child. They had given up hope that they would be able to become parents, so
when they found Boris on the edge of the swamp they were delighted. They could
not care less that the baby had gills. They did not care where he came from
even. All that mattered was that he was now theirs.
Boris grew up to
be a perfectly normal boy except that he had gills, and eyes that were a little
bigger than usual. His life was happy, or so he thought.
Then one day
Boris picked up the scent of the swamp on the air. The aroma tugged at him and
questions rattled around in his head. Was he really living the life that he was
supposed to be living?
One morning
Boris left home and began to walk, pulled along by the smell that was haunting
him. Finally Boris came to the swamp, and at last he felt complete and at home.
In the swamp he belonged, and he fitted in with the other creatures who were
like him.
Boris was happy
for a while until he began to realize that he was not exactly like his neighbors
in the swamp. He began to feel homesick, and he wondered if he really was in the
right place after all. Should he go home or should he stay in the swamp?
This wonderful,
magical picture book explores the idea of what a home is. The unique artwork
offers a stunning backdrop for a text that is powerful and memorable.
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