the lost spells by robert macfarlane and jackie morris

Crafted with the same tenderness as its sibling.” - Shelf Awareness “Through deeply humane poems paired with warm illustrations, MacFarlane and Morris invited readers into the space where the enchanting natural world meets the expansive imagination. “Macfarlane and Morris bring us the mystery and wisdom of wild things as complementary and consolatory to our tame incompleteness … These painted verses sing and shimmer with a magical exuberance that renders the wild world not parallel, not foreign, but proximate, beckoning, native to our own souls … A charm against the curse of civilization, of exploitation, of apathy.” - Maria Popova, Brain Pickings “Macfarlane’s lyrics … ring with consonance (“Thrift thrives where most life fails, falls,/ is cast adrift”) and wordplay (“Woodpecker, tree-wrecker”) … Morris’s fluid artwork renders the elegant tilt of a fox’s snout, birds’ calligraphic flight patterns, and the eyelike whorls of silver birch bark … One to treasure.” - Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW “This unusually beautiful book brings to readers the magic and wonder of nature … Breathtakingly magical.” - Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEWS “Elegant … There is enough magic here to summon wild things even for those who are snug indoors.” - Wall Street Journal Jackie Morris lives in a cottage on the cliffs of Pembrokeshire. She has illustrated for the New Statesman, the Independent, and the Guardian, collaborated with Ted Hughes, and has written and illustrated over forty books, including beloved classics such as The Snow Leopard, The Ice Bear, Song of the Golden Hare, Tell Me a Dragon, East of the Sun, West of the Moon, and The Wild Swans.

She won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, the highest honour in children’s book illustration, for The Lost Words. JACKIE MORRIS grew up in the Vale of Evesham and studied at Hereford College of Arts and at Bath Academy.

He is a word collector and mountain climber - and he has three children who have taught him more about the world than any book. The American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded him the E. His work has been translated into many languages and widely adapted for film, television, and radio. ROBERT MACFARLANE is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and the author of a number of bestselling and prize-winning books, including The Wild Places, The Old Ways, Holloway, Landmarks, and Underland, which won the Wainwright Prize.

The lost spells by robert macfarlane and jackie morris