This beautiful story talks about solidarity, respect for nature, overcoming obstacles by helping another one, and the benefits of teamwork.

Guided Reading Level: R, Lexile Level: 720L

Esko-Pekka Tiitinen was born in Suonenjoki, Finland, acclaimed and award-winning author and artist Tiitinen's talents are renowned within several professional fields. He has an active career as a writer and director of theater, scriptwriter, composer, songwriter and dramatist. He has written more than twenty books, several plays, radio plays, opera librettos, and TV scripts, and he has shown his work in Finland and beyond.

Nikolai Tiitinen is an award-winning illustrator from Finland.