How very exciting! An adorable children’s book, with quality writing, unique and exotic locales and wildlife, gorgeous artwork and beautiful lyrical language!
Little Grain is bored with his hum-drum life tumbling in the surf among all the other grains of sand, and asks his friend Little Bird to take him to see the sights of Hawaii. He ventures even farther, all the way to the Gulf of Alaska, and a strong wind strands him on an iceberg. Now poor Little Grain is scared, cold, and homesick for his family and his warm sandy bay. If only he could get some help!
This book is full of exotic plants, fascinating land forms, and unusual animals of the ocean, land and air, each in turn the most beautiful thing Little Grain has ever seen. And THIS BOOK is one of the most beautiful things I’VE ever seen!
The lyrical and alliterative words make Little Grain’s Big Adventure a joy-filled reading experience, and on each page we can find our tiny main character making comments in little white speech bubbles. I am drawn in, re-reading it over and over, savoring the unique, calming imagery in the language.
This story of a little grain of sand was inspired by the author’s family trip to Napili Bay in Maui, and is enhanced with brilliant, bold illustrations. As a librarian at an elementary school, Jacquie discovered a talented fifth-grade boy who agreed to illustrate her book, and brought to life all the marvels Little Grain encounters from Hawaii to Vancouver Island and Alaska, and back. After admiring the art, I could hardly believe that the illustrator was not a professional artist. (Yet!)
I fell in love with this story years ago when Jacquie sent it to our children’s writers group for our feedback. How wonderful to find out she was doing a book signing at our local Chapters Indigo bookstore in Calgary!
This book is such a treasure. I highly recommend it!
You can purchase a copy of Little Grain’s Big Adventure at the author’s website, www.jacquelinedprice.com.
What a beautiful present it would make for a child’s birthday or a holiday gift. (And…..psssst! Jacquie has another book coming out soon!)
Happily Writing 
Thanks you so much for the glowing review. I will definitely pass this on to Evan. He will be thrilled.
My pleasure, Jacky! Thank you for passing along my admiration to Evan, I hope he is encouraged to continue his art education and creation! Hope to see you soon 🙂 Ramona