Calling the Water Drum Shadra Strickland and good wishes -- for

and good wishes -- for everyone who dreams

With beautiful illustrations full of symbolism

a beleaguered bird desperate for a shot behind the wheel of a bus

at the end of the day

In the audience

Calling the Water Drum Shadra Strickland and good wishes -- forA moving story about a family's attempt to flee Haiti in a boat, and a young boy who bravely learns to navigate a new world through playing his drum. Henri and his parents leave their homeland, Haiti, after they receive an invitation from an uncle to come to New York City. Only able to afford a small, rickety boat, the family sets out in the middle of the night in search of a better life. Out at sea, Henri dreams of what life will be like across the