The Dry Season

Amara goes home to Senegal — and this time, the Keepers come with her. The desert is swallowing the village, the wells are dry, and the people have almost given up. But the women of Widou never stopped planting. Through setback and comeback, ancient zaï pits and the great Green Wall of trees rising across Africa, the Keepers learn the hardest lesson of all: when something fails, you try again. A stirring, dance-filled picture book for ages 6–12 about drought, desertification, and the unstoppable power of a community that refuses to quit.