The Wind Call

by Rosalie K. Fry

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140 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

About the author

Rosalie K. Fry was born on Vancouver Island. She made her home in Swansea, South Wales. During World War II she was stationed in the Orkney Islands, where she was employed as a Cypher Officer in the Women’s Royal Service. She wrote many stories and executed many drawings for a variety of children’s magazines in Great Britain. She was also known as a maker of children’s toys.

Reviews

[Clara Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite book by Rosalie Fry, this little story was absolutely adorable! For a little while I escaped into the beautiful natural world with a tiny little child who was accidentally on his own, and was raised by a bird family and befriended by a little vole. He has gentle adventures with his animal friends and all summer he wonders how will he ever be able to go with his bird family when they fly to Greece for the winter, since he has no wings. At the end of the story there is a perfect solution and all is well. A magical story that put my mind in such a beautiful place!

[Fritz Van Buskirk · Rating 5 out of 5]

A tiny child is brought back accidentally and unnoticed from a vacation, in his flower cradle, who is adopted and raised by birds. In the summer he meets Mog-Noddy, the water vole. As fall approaches they explore options for the winter, meeting all the denizens of an old tree, from the dormouse below to the lightning bugs and others higher up. In the end, spiders wrap him a suit of down and they migrate with the birds. The story is full of wonders, beautifully written, illustrated with beautiful clear detail similar to the flower fairy books, but more interesting and enchanting. Chapter book. I think my mother began reading this to me, and I finished it many times.