River
brings life.
River
brings us together.
River holds
the stories.
In a
direct, deceptively simple and life-affirming way, Prayer For A River
celebrates the importance of water to all living things, and reminds us of what
we can do to acknowledge and support this valuable resource.
It’s not
often that we have the opportunity to read a story that is a prayer that is a
rumination that is a plea that is a devotion that is an invocation that is a
thanksgiving that is a poem.
There is life, love, memory and knowledge running through every part of this story.
Words and
pictures are woven together, yet each is strongly independent, too. The
illustrations are symbolic, deep and wide. The words are pure and resonant. Together,
they make magic.
Uncle Glenn
Loughrey and Andrew Kelly are both connected to the Yarra River in deeply
personal ways. This book highlights and celebrates their individual creativity
while somehow, like a river reaching out to nourish the life around it, drawing
us all in to the wider narrative.
We are indeed
blessed that this book has been created.
Long may it be celebrated.
Title: Prayer For A River
Author: Uncle Glenn Loughrey
Illustrator: Andrew Kelly
Publisher: Wild Dog, $24.99
Publication Date: 1 Oct 2025
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781742036854
For Ages: 3+
Type: Picture Book
