Every Leaf a Hallelujah - A Review
Every Leaf a Hallelujah Written by Ben Okri Illustrated by Diana Ejaita Published by Head of Zeus, 2021 When I was a child I knew that trees were more important than money. Trees make us happy. Can you imagine a world without them? So asks Ben Okri in the introduction to his first book for children, an environmental fairytale for our times that gives a voice to the trees which surround us and takes us on a child’s quest to save her dying mother; a mission which leads her to discover a great tragedy that faces a world whose trees continue to be savagely wiped out. In the forest near Mangoshi’s village in Africa there grows a very special flower that possesses healing qualities. The young girl knows that only this flower can save her mother’s life. All she has to do is find it. In search for it, she discovers there are many pathways through the woods and overhears the trees whispering among themselves. But unable to locate the flower initially she ...