Davey McGravy

Davey McGravy: Tales to Be Read Aloud to Children and Adult Children / Illustrations by Grant Silverstein / Ages 6 to adult / 109-page paperback / 6" x 9" / ISBN 978-1-58988-099-3 / Publication Date: March 2015 *** "Davey McGravy, Davey McGravy,a name to conjure with,to dream with by the cedar treesout in the rainy woods." In a misty, faraway-feeling "land of rain," Davey McGravy lives with his father and brothers, but mourns his missing mother. He follows the rhymes in his head into a forest of ferns, moss, and cedar trees where he meets animals wise and strange. A coaxing crow urges him onwards. A consoling peacock tells him that nothing is really lost. A fierce lioness frightens him. Following their voices, Davey travels deeper and deeper into the mysterious woods. Then he must find his way home, to a father who is sad but loving, and brothers who care for him no matter how they fight. Caught between his forest-world and the world of school, shopping, and family life, Davey wander