Wild Beings by Dorien Brouwers

Here is a very different comment from me.  I would really like to see this book as a large format board book for young children. The illustrations are quite special and the text is so minimal that I can imagine reading this book with a very young child and lingering over each wild creature and exploring their habitat. In this large hardcover format I would have appreciated a list of all the animals in the back of the book. 

You can see inside this book which was published in 2022, on the author web site. 

Here is a text sample - each line is one page:

We are wild beings. Born curious and strong.

Determined and fierce.

We feel at home in the mud.

Yet we can climb mountains and howl with the wind.

We love to run free and leap into flight.

Our dreams give us wings.

Page after page of atmospheric watercolor artwork shows wildings at home in their natural habitats. Playful monkeys swing gracefully in forest trees; a buffalo lounges majestically in a muddy wallow; a flock of Egyptian geese soar above a river; and more. Kirkus

I mentioned Dorien Brouwers in a previous post which is how I came to borrow this book because the very generous Teacher-Librarian had it ready for me to borrow last week - such kindness! This book would have been especially perfect to share when the CBCA slogan was "Curious Creatures Wild Minds". Here is an interview with Dorien Brouwers from 2021.