The Searcher and Old Tree
Mcphail, David / Mcphail, David Beloved author-illustrator David McPhail crafts a simple, powerful allegory about the safety of home and the strength of unconditional love.After a long night of foraging, a tired raccoon returns home to sleep in Old Tree's branches by the shore. Suddenly, a howling wind comes up! Waves smash! Thunderbolts crash! Danger after danger assails Old Tree, oblivious to the raging storm, the raccoon sleeps on, safely sheltered in its branches. Though...