Ojie, The Origami Grasshopper – The Song of the Sea
Ojie, The Origami Grasshopper – The Song of the Sea
Overview
THE SONG OF THE SEA is about a girl's adventures with a magical creature that helps her see herself, her recently deceased grandfather, and nature in a new way. Hailey is a young girl in a small coastal town, grieving the recent loss of "Pop." She and her grandfather were best friends. He was a fisherman and often took Hailey out on his boat that he loved, to his favorite place—the sea. Whenever they returned from a trip on the water, Pop asked, "Hailey can you hear it?" The question was a riddle Hailey was sure her grandfather enjoyed asking. But it also seemed like an impossible mystery to solve. Hear what? she wondered. When the spirited girl and her mom look through Pop’s workshop, they discover Hailey's grandfather's origami grasshopper. Pop always said the bug was magic, but he also loved to tease Hailey and tell her tale tales. However, the winged creature unexpectedly comes to life, and leads Hailey on an unforgettable journey of adventure and discovery—revealing the answer to Pop’s puzzle and lighting the way to keep his memory alive in her heart.