Never Trust a Raven
Michael Mantel illustrates a children's book dealing with the issue of fake news.
Written by Brigitte Endres and published by the Swiss publishing house Aracari, the book asks, 'What information is true and what is not?' And aims to educate children about fake news.
‘Glaube Niemals einem Raben’ (Never Trust a Raven), tells the story of Okrah; a raven who invades the forest with his devoted flock and announces that an unknown, invisible "It" is threatening the animal world. Michael continues, "Only the ravens can protect the other animals. And so uncertainty breaks out in the forest. The fox thinks it's all nonsense, but the dormouse gets scared. What if the story is true after all, and "It" devours them all, "down to the last little tail"? The raven Okrah can be very convincing."
In this beautiful book, young (and older) readers learn that truth does triumph in the end, and how fear can disappear. More information here.