The Storm Tree (US English Edition)

In The Storm Tree, an ancient tree grows on a hillside. It has never grown flowers or borne fruit. Inspired by music, it starts to bud and suddenly grows musical instruments! The land owner initially tries to profit from this situation, without even understanding the meaning of it, but it can't happen. So, the tree continues to grow a whole orchestra. One day a serious storm breaks out. The nearby village is flooded. The elements shake and torment the tree until it starts to moan and eventually play music. This music leads the village people up to safety on the hill, where they all learn about community and togetherness. The tree is the accidental hero and continues to bring people together. A powerful, rhyming fantasy tale of hope and togetherness.

Hélène Ferreira is a physiotherapist, momblogger and mother of two. She is inspired by nature, travel and the antics of her kids and dogs! With literacy in mind, her vision is to appeal to a wide and varied audience through picture books. She lives in a small coastal town in South Africa.Creature of Habit is an illustration and design studio based in Great Brak River, Western Cape in South Africa. It is run by husband and wife team, Peet and Michelle Nieuwenhuizen and was formed in 2017. Apart from illustration projects and books, they also specialize in brand, website design, motion graphics and digital marketing. At Creature of Habit, they are creative by nature.