This unusual, thought-provoking story begins with an old woman telling a tale to a group of children in a playground. One of the boys can’t understand what she is saying, so another offers to translate. The old woman’s tale is inspired by the Tower of Babel story: In the days when everyone spoke the same language, the people built a tower to reach God. But God was annoyed and sent a dragon to destroy the tower, then created new languages for everyone so that they couldn’t understand each other. Fortunately, two little girls find a way to communicate through song.
Featured in August 2023’s WOW Dozen on books about Language Learning and Communication.
- ISBN: 9781773060361
- Author: JonArno Lawson
- Illustrator: Piet Grobler
- Published: 2019 , Groundwood
- Themes: Communication, Multi-generational, understanding difference
- Descriptors: Canada, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 32