The Winter Snow Goose

Tia’s mum is the island vet on a fictional, remote island called East Haven. Tia and her best friend, Nat, find a rare and badly injured snow goose. The islanders then know that it will be a very harsh winter because the last time this happened, the winter was one of the worst they had seen.

The children decide to rehabilitate the snow goose whom they name Storm. This process forms the plot of Lewis’s narrative, as the whole island community comes together, to support their ultimately successful efforts.

This novella continues Lewis’s strong environmentally-focused work and demonstrates how she always shows community spirit and compassion both to other humans and to animals.

Augustinovich’s illustrations including the map of East Haven perfectly complement Lewis’s text and bring the animal characters to vivid life.