Jonah's Riddle Author:Marcia Trimble JONAH'S RIDDLE is a storyteller's story. Children learn who creates the magical place between "once upon a time" and "happily ever after." Paloma loves to hear the story of Jonah's riddle and Papa loves to tell it. A simple shell that sings the song of the sea changes everything. A cowboy gives up prairie stars for ocean sunsets after he puts th... more »e shell up to his ear. A sailor listens to the song of the sea when he puts the shell to his ear. Lured by the song of the sea, they sail to a faraway island where they meet Jonah, whose riddle of the tree unlocks the song of the sea from their imaginations. They race home to set their stories free and save them from the silence that can befall a tree. They have learned what makes a story whole.« less