Winner of the 2011 CBC Book of the Year - Younger Readers. Now in paperback.

In the first book of this magical new series, brothers Zluty and Bily live happily in their little house in the desert. Every year Zluty journeys to the great forest while Bily stays to tend their desert home. And every year Zluty returns with exciting tales of his adventures.\r\nBut then a devastating red wind sweeps across the land destroying everything in its path. And each brother must fight for his survival