Order The Children of Phi Phi Island

The book “The children of Phi Phi Island” is a collection of real life stories concentrating on the terrible tsunami that hit Phi Phi Island on the 26th of December 2004. The stories are written by children, they tell their accounts of the day, they give us an insight into their fears, worries and losses, but they also speak on a positive note about their joys of Phi Phi life, their school, their friends and family. All of the stories are accompanied by a drawing. These drawings tell a story in themselves, the child’s innermost thoughts, expressed with crayon. The book is written in Thai, but also contains an english translation in the back. We are impressed by all that helped to realize this book.

You can order this book online. All proceeds will go directly back into the Phi Phi community.

Extracts from
'The Children of Phi Phi Island' book

"I didn't know what the noise was so I went to see. I saw a boat explode and saw the water come high and very near to us so we ran to the mountain. My mother said my sister had died. I am really, really sad. The tsunami has destroyed everything including my sister's life."
Pisit Thingkam, aged 9

"My brother said the sea had disappeared and my mum said run to the mountain. But we never got to the mountain because the water hit us. We were drowning. My aunty helped me to the roof of the house but I could not find my mum. I found her and we hugged but where is my sister? My sister died. She was playing on the pier."
Rachanee Piewdee, aged 12

"I ran to get my brother and we ran to the mountain. Suddenly he disappeared. I saw my mother and we looked for him. We did not find my brother."
Walawoot Sura-Amad, aged 8

"The water came very quick and we ran. Many people were hit with things and running like mad. One person got trapped by a cupboard. Another cupboard came out of a shop.
"We held on to a pole and when the water went we ran to look for my father. We saw he was feeding the chickens. My whole family were safe."
Salawat Chamneetnam, aged 9