Wren and the River Dragon
Ten are helped. One comes back.
Old Mossback’s river is silting up with grumbles. Wren helps ten villages in ten days and is cross that nobody says thank you, until she counts how many times she has said it herself.
This story is still being written, so details may change.
What it teaches
- ThankfulnessThe heart of this book. It quietly echoes The ten lepers.
For parents: the Bible underneath
The story never names God or quotes Scripture. These notes show where each part comes from, so you can make the connection yourself. Each verse has a plain-words summary; read it in your family’s own Bible.
The ten lepers
Passages to read together when the book arrives.
- Luke 17:11-19Jesus heals ten men, and only one returns to thank him.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18Give thanks in everything.
Talk about it
- What are three things you are thankful for today?
- Why is it easy to forget to say thank you?