Thank you, Forest

From Finland comes this extraordinary picture book about a girl called Spruce who writes in her field book about her favourite place, the forest.

When machines, zoning and construction work threaten the forest, she stages a secret protest to save it, helped by a mysterious boy with green eyes and twigs in his hair. He teaches Spruce something special about the forest.

Thank you, Forest tells a gentle, magical tale about a deep sense of belonging in nature and the power of imagination. The illustrations and text transcend borders to share a universal message of harmony with our environment.

Author Biography

Johanna Venho is a leading author and poet based in Finland who has written for both adults and children. Among the many awards for her books, she received the prestigious Arvid Lydecken Prize for Children’s Literature in 2003.

Sanna Pelliccioni is an award-winning illustrator and children’s author whose work has been widely translated. She featured in the IBBY honour list 2022. Sanna lives in Helsinki, Finland.

Jen Pulju Porter is a Finnish-American translator who has worked across a range of genres in her career. She currently lives in Colorado, USA.