Driftwood Days

"Has the makings of a classic. . . . Content and style, structure and illustrations combine to make this a beautiful and satisfying story."
-- Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)

"The hazy texture and precise detail of Vess's colored pencil and ink illustrations, which utilize panels to underline the bough's movements, pair beautifully with Minever's dreamy, poetic prose." -- Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)

A branch from a beaver dam takes an epic journey through the seasons in this beautiful story about nature and change.

Under autumn leaves, a boy watches a beaver build a dam. When one of the branches slips away, it's carried downstream by the river, making a long epic journey through the changing seasons and to the sea, before finally getting tossed back onto the shore.

Changed by the elements, the branch--now driftwood--lies patiently on the beach, until the boy discovers it once again.

Author William Miniver, a nature lover, was inspired by his childhood to write this beautiful, multilayered story about nature, science, childhood, and change. Features beautiful artwork by illustrator Charles Vess.