Song of the Raven: An Inuit Tale of Harmony with Nature

Raven has flown down from his world above the sky and has filled the Earth with creatures. But when he sees that the people have forgotten to respect what he has created, Raven angrily rips the shining sun from its place in the sky, leaving the Earth to freeze with just the moon for light. Life becomes hard for the people below. Little Darkness is an ordinary Inuit boy, except that he has been born with a special gift. But he will only discover it when he finds a strange object on the ice and hears the haunting lullaby his mother sang to him when he was a little baby. In deciding to pick up the object, his adventure will begin, taking him into a vast world beyond imagining. His journey will change him, the Earth, and all its inhabitants forever. Song of the Raven offers an Inuit message of hope and healing for children, parents, teachers, and anyone who wants to cherish and sustain our beautiful Earth.

Amanda Hall is an award-winning illustrator of over two dozen books. She is renowned for her wonderfully decorative and colorful children’s books both in America and Great Britain, with co-editions in 24 other countries and sales of over 600,000 copies worldwide. Amanda regularly exhibits her original artwork at Chris Beetles Gallery in London, while her e-commerce website (www.amandahall-illustration.com) sells copies of her signed books, wall mural wallpapers, and original illustrations.

Amanda’s first book for Wisdom Tales was Little Bear: An Inuit Folktale, which she illustrated. Little Bear was retold by Dawn Casey. Among Amanda’s other titles are Out of This World, Brother Giovanni’s Little Reward, and The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau. She lives with her musician partner in Cambridge, England.

Kelly Berthelsen, who wrote the Foreword to the book, is an Inuit writer, poet, translator, and politician who advocates for Greenlandic culture, literature, and indigenous rights. He lives in Qaqortoq, Greenland.