Over the weekend, a friend shared with me a beautiful spiritual story that inspired him to create a stunning picture book. Lee Harper's COYOTE takes us on a journey with a boy through the lonely, lovely paths of his world as he rides his bike past all the landmarks that have become home to him. Late in his trek, he meets a mysterious coyote who runs with him and becomes a part of his world for one breathtaking moment.
Lee Harper's illustrations are magical and warm and his tale moving. Inspired by the death of his own brother and his own journey through that loss, COYOTE will surely be a friend that will run with young readers everywhere.
For Lee, the book was a labor of love and healing. He finished the illustrations about a week before the Sandy Hook tragedy. Though he had intended to take this book through the traditional publishing process, the Newtown events have left such a devastating sense of loss that Lee and his wife, Krista, thought COYOTE might have something more to give. They decided to publish this book on their own and are offering it through Amazon. 100% of the profits from this book will go to help the families affected by the Sandy Hook tragedy.
As another famous writer once wrote, "Those who love us never really leave us." May we all have that moment to run with a coyote...
Lee Harper is the author/illustrator of THE EMPEROR'S COOL CLOTHES and SNOW, SNOW SNOW. He is also the illustrator WOOLBUR by Leslie Helakoski, TURKEY TROUBLE and TURKEY CLAUS by Wendi Silvano.
That sounds like a wonderful story, and so beautiful of your friend to help Sandy victims with his profits.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful and I didn't know about it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow, how very touching, and what a lovely idea about donating the proceeds.
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