Whisper to the Rescue

Whisper is the little one in his dragon family – and ignored by all. He is also the one to notice that their practices – building great bonfires to satisfy their love of fire is causing a real problem for their forest home and the wildlife there. But will anyone listen? Whisper must turn to his forest friends for a solution…

This gentle picture book has a clear message. The story is attractive with vivid, colour rich images that are immediate and child friendly. The text is undemanding and straightforward, ensuring the moral can be clearly stated. How Whisper achieves his aim of making his dragon family ‘listen’ and understand is cleverly managed and again would be an action recognised by the young audience; the use of the picture to explain where words may be difficult or not available. Rose has already made her name as a picture book creator.  While lacking the immediacy of her previous books, Whisper to the Rescue draws on current concerns about our relationship with nature to present a problem in a way that will reach a very young audience.