Dear readers,
Firstly, thank you for picking up this book!
Secondly, I wanted to say that the stories featured in this collection are a compilation of my shorter works from the past seven years, in which I explored many different genres and styles of writing—and had enormous fun doing so.
“The Poison Spreading”, “The Lowlands”, “Flight in the Dark”, “Miko"s Courage” and “A New Family” were originally written for a project aiming to educate readers on both the causes and effects of deforestation, and though sadly the project had to be put aside due to other commitments, I chose to include them here because—well—I like them. I thought you might, too.
I did take great liberties in humanising many of the animals that the narratives follow, which means some of their behaviour is not entirel
