Lily's Mysterious Odyssey (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798182824743)

Lily's Mysterious Odyssey by Anne Lacourrege, illustrated by Joshua Wichterich, follows a young girl named Lily through her dreaming nautical adventure.

Homes hold onto the history of their families. As a young girl, Lily, is playing in her family's old house, Lily comes across a hidden chest of antique keepsakes, unaffected by generations of storms and floods across the New Orleans coastal area. Lily is a curious little girl. She discovers more about the family who lived in her home before her. Lily's house has one mystery and surprise after another. One night another little girl suddenly appears in the middle of the night to ask Lily to play. Before Lily realizes it, she is on her way across the ocean to amazing places and meets interesting people. Lily's mysterious odyssey truly begins as a ship sets sail with Lily still on board. She soon finds herself on a journey to Greece, where she learns about Greek culture and its similarities to her home when a Mediterranean cyclone hits.

Anne Lacourrege's literary voyage encourages readers both to dive into the history of their own surroundings and learn about other cultures.

Embracing the differences and similarities between ourselves and others builds compassion and is an important lesson for children. Readers will grow curious about what life was like a few hundred years ago, and what it's like in other parts of the world.