#758 of 1001 · August 28, 2022

David Wiesner’s Hurricane depicts a dramatic weather event from the viewpoint of two children eager to explore the paths of their creative play. One night, a family receives a storm warning. David, George, and their mother and father set about making safety preparations for a hurricane to pass overhead. In the morning, the boys discover that one of two giant elm trees in their yard has blown down. Immediately they begin to use the fallen trunk as a prop in their imaginary adventures: safaris with elephants and leopards, ocean voyages through octopus-ridden waters, and space flights to alien planets. Eventually the tree, having landed on their neighbor’s lawn, is finally cut and removed. George and David are heartbroken, but news of another storm leaves them hoping for the other elm to fall and become a new nexus of play. With an appealing story and illustrations, Wiesner taps into children’s universal attraction to worlds of pretend. #hurricane #brother #brothers #storm #tree #imagination #play #book #books #childrensbooks #beautifulbooks #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #picturebookillustrations #picturebookart #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #illustration #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookworm #booklover #booklovers #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks