The Song of the Tree - Coralie Bickford-Smith

The Song of the Tree by Coralie Bickford-Smith / 64-page hardback, 7.25 x 10.1 inches, from Penguin Books / ISBN 9780241367216

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'A masterwork, every page a sumptuous feast of color and composition' - Financial Times, Summer Books of 2020

The lyrical, heart-warming new tale from the award-winning designer and creator of The Fox and the Star

Bird loves to sing in the towering tree at the heart of the jungle. It feels like home.

When the season changes she must say goodbye, but she isn't ready to let go.

As she listens to the other animals, Bird learns to sing a new song.

Another exquisite, clothbound tale from Coralie Bickford-Smith... [her] illustrations are so vivid and patterned, reminiscent of traditional African wax prints, that each page feels alive. The night-time stars and fireflies sparkle, though there's no glitter or foil used, while elsewhere the text swoops bird-like across the page ― Observer