They Call Me River - by Maciek Albrecht (Hardcover)

About the Book

A river is born as a raindrop and meanders, spins, runs wild, thunders, and becomes one with the ocean until it rises up into the sky and begins again.

Book Synopsis

Emmy Award-winning animator Maciek Albrecht's picture book They Call Me River is a moving story about a river and the cycle of life, from raindrop to ocean.

In this beautiful and moving tribute, a river is born and carried along. It plays, sparkles, grows, moves. It rushes, falls, is still. It carries. And when a river reaches the sea, it becomes it, and then it rises up into the sky, rains down, and begins again. Not unlike life.

"Albrecht follows a narrating river from its origin to the ocean with simple, songlike writing and striking artwork." --Publishers Weekly

"An affecting metaphor for the cycle of life." --Kirkus Reviews

Review Quotes

Albrecht follows a narrating river from its origin to the ocean with simple, songlike writing and striking artwork.--Publishers Weekly

An affecting metaphor for the cycle of life.--Kirkus

About the Author

Maciek Albrecht is the founder of Magik Animation Studios and an award-winning producer of animated films for Sesame Street, Scholastic, and HBO, including the Classical Baby series (Art, Music, Dance, and Poetry). His animated films for children have won numerous awards worldwide, such as the Annecy Award for best feature, Close To You, the Peabody Award, and four Emmy Awards.