The Wolves and the Berries

About the Book

Siblings Athena and Milo are determined to help their sick mother who is in pain and cannot sleep. When they decide to go on a journey to retrieve berries with healing powers for her, the children have no idea what lies ahead, only that they must do what they can to make her better. After they tell their mother they are playing outside, Athena and Milo sneak away and walk for hours until they find the berry bushes in the forest. As they carefully pick the berries from the thorny bushes, they suddenly feel eyes upon them as the growls of six wolves fill the air. After they order the wolves to eat the magical berries, the children escape to a nearby cottage where they soon realize their difficulties are just beginning. Will they find the strength and courage to prevail and make their way back home to help their mother? The Wolves and the Berries is story of compassion, love, and loyalty as two siblings set out on a dangerous journey to retrieve healing berries for their ailing mother.

About the Author

Najib Rahmany fled the Soviet invasion in the early eighties and immigrated to America with his family when he was two. He has overcome many adversities in life and now enjoys telling stories to both his children and the world. The Wolves and the Berries is his first book.