The Little Water Sprite

A gentle, poetic story, superbly translated. It tells of the Water Sprite's exploration of his world, gently guided by his parents. He gradually discovers people --- and the world outside his pond. Some lucid, beautiful writing which will lead to lively discussion about "seeing things afresh." The sevens and eights who read this loved the passage where the central character sees people swimming "... some like frogs ... he could see them floundering overhead like clumsy shadows". A lovely find which I'll use a lot. Rich, complementary pictures from Winnie Gayler.