Storm Boy

A thunderstorm off the Pacific coast of America hurls a chief's son into the ocean and carries him to a realm of giants where he exchanges stories, songs and dances with his hosts. When he begins to long to see his own people again, he's carried back on a magical journey home. The story is spare in its details but mythological in its power. In this enthralling picture book, a short, brilliant text and intensely dramatic illustrations combine to create a tale which held my listeners rapt and left them full of unanswerable questions. An absolutely wonderful book.