Book Nook - Lemon and Cedar

 

Cedar the red wolf has always wondered if there are other red wolves like him in the wild. So when a plucky cottontail rabbit named Lemon stumbles into his clearing and takes him up on his offer for an adventure, an unlikely friendship is formed as the pair embark on a journey, leaving their home at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge for the first time. Along the way, Lemon and Cedar meet a seabird on the sandy beaches of the Outer Banks, discover large, winged predators while traveling through a swamp, and have a close call with a four-legged foe in a cornfield. Despite the obstacles they face, Cedar and Lemon persist on their quest, searching for red wolves and finding friendship along their way to the Great Dismal Swamp.  Conservation of wildlife is important. Ten percent of the author’s proceeds will be donated to the Red Wolf Coalition.

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About the Author

Christel developed a passion for books and the environment early on as a child growing up in coastal Virginia. She currently lives in Chesapeake, Virginia and works in the public sector, serving as a wastewater engineer and scientist. She spends her free time advocating for sustainability and the environment.       After learning about the red wolf and how few remain in the wild, Christel decided to try her hand at writing a children’s book. She hopes Lemon and Cedar will excite children to protect the Earth and the species that populate it.  About the Illustrator

Eric Freeberg has illustrated over twenty-five books for children including The Wizard of Oz, Greek Myths, and Grimm’s Fairy Tales. He was the winner of the London Book Fair’s International Children’s Illustration Competition, the Holbein Prize for Fantasy Art, and the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award. He was also the runner-up winner of the SCBWI Magazine Merit Award and the honorable mention for the SCBWI Don Freeman International Portfolio Competition. He won second place in the Clymer Museum’s Annual Illustration Invitational.