Song of the River by Gill Lewis (Barrington Stoke) 5 Stars

Publication date 3/2/22 Book 104 Pages

I would like to thank the author, publishers and Netgalley for allowing me to choose this book to read and review.

Synopsis

Times are tough for Cari and her mum. A violent storm has flooded the valley where they live, destroying their home and café business. Things seem bleak – but hope appears in the form of a plan to reintroduce beavers into the area, as the changes that these amazing animals make to the waterways might prevent another flood. Cari knows that she has to get involved. But with the project facing resistance from locals, can she convince them to give the beavers a chance – and will it be enough to save her home from being destroyed for a second time?

My Review

My 9 year old loved this wonderful story and so did I. She loved it that much she went to bed early as she couldn't wait to read it as she loved the cover so much. She also read it all in one go she loved it that much. So that is definitely telling just how good this book was for her. It was such a beautiful and heartwarming tale that even the adults will love hearing there child read it to them as I just loved the story line. I would of even read it myself and loved every second of it. Each page was beautifully set out with a wooded seen at the bottom. The story starts out rather sad and my daughter really felt the emotions within the words from the start. It was a fantastic story about staying strong for each other and overcoming issues with the help of a wonderful community. So great morals learnt throughout the book. It was such a wonderful tale that we both found ourselves engrossed in the story and we both went awww at the end as loved the book that much we didn't want the story to end. I will definitely be looking out for more brilliant books by this author. So much praise goes out to the author and publishers for creating such a magnificent community story, full of love, nature, and how to overcome even the worst of problems by helping each other. I am positive that you will love this book just as much as we did.