In this environmental fairytale made for our times, a little girl must go alone into the forest to find a special flower to cure her sick mother. Written to be read by adults and children, from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Famished Road.
Ben Okri was born in Minna, Nigeria. His childhood was divided between Nigeria, where he saw first hand the consequences of war, and London. He has won many prizes over the years for his fiction, and is also an acclaimed essayist, playwright, and poet. In 2019 Astonishing the Gods was named as one of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'. Diana Ejaita works as an illustrator and textile designer in Berlin. Born in Cremona, Italy, and of Nigerian origins, her aesthetic pays homage to her lineage.
A love letter to nature and trees... Evocatively illustrated'
*The Big Issue North*
All the authority of an established folk tale
*Observer*
A beautifully lyrical kids' fable by the Booker Prize winner about
the importance of the natural world with vibrant artwork form Diana
Ejaita
*The Sun*
This meditative environmental fairytale conveys a sense of
humanity's deep reliance on the natural world
*Guardian*
A vivid tale ... Okri can distil language to its essence, which
makes him an ideal children's writer. Written in clear prose form,
his sentences have a careful simplicity, but not at the expense of
eloquent writing ... Okri speaks directly and with passion, but
without loosening his grip on hope ... Every Leaf a Hallelujah is
made more enchanting by Diana Ejaita's illustrations ... She
decorates the narrative with bold, colourful prints, evocative of
Matisse's cut-outs and the bright textile traditions of Ghana,
Nigeria and Senegal
*Financial Times*
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