The Fog

This poignant and timely work shows the importance of championing a cause and fighting until it it solved, even if you aren't necessarily equipped to solve it.

Warble the bird may not be an expert on the weather, but he can tell that something is wrong with the fog. While at first no one listens to him, he finally finds an ally in a little girl who also notices something is amiss. When they launch a global awareness campaign (in the form of origami letters into the ocean), more allies from around the world take notice, and the fog eventually lifts.

Even beyond the positive message, the work is beautifully illustrated, with spare text that doesn't overwhelm the page. It would work especially well as a group readaloud.

A lovely and timely story about the environment and working together. This story is from the perspective of the birds who observe humans in their environment when suddenly their environment changes and the fog is omnipresent. The moral is that change can be slow and accepted and suddenly our world is forever changed and the beauty that we once knew can be forgotten and lost forever.
Then, after a time, a human came and she was able to communicate with the bird. Together they tried to communicate with other species to learn more about the fog. They sent out paper boats out to see to see if others knew about the fog and what could be done. They received responses from throughout the land all wanted to fix the fog. As time went on, the fog lifted and the world was beautiful once again.