Text & Illustrations Tereza Říčanová

Forests are complex, ancient organisms with their own rules, dense, remote thickets, rhythm and breathing. Everything there is interconnected, nothing can exist alone. Forests are mysterious worlds that, in their depths, live by their own ebb and flow. 

These days, forests are often damaged and exploited by people. Yet when calamity strikes, people are often at a loss of what to do. To be able to care for forests and help them face unexpected dangers, however, means being able to truly listen to them, to their silence, their shadows, their ancient watery songs, the wind in their branches, the ground among their roots. Being able to watch, observe and work tirelessly. Just like the little boy named Zbyšek in this captivating tale by Tereza Říčanová…