Jackie Morris has always aspired to be an artist, a dream that began in her earliest memories. After honing her craft through art studies, she transitioned to illustrating for magazines and newspapers. Her journey into authorship began with her first children's book, created shortly after the birth of her first child. Her work is characterized by a unique visual poetry and an immersion in the realms of fantasy and nature, offering readers a profound and captivating experience.
This is an anthology of classic poems from the English literary tradition. It traces our journey through life with a blend of humour and playfulness, poignancy and nostalgia. It contains the works of some of the finest poets in the English language.
From internationally bestselling author Jackie Morris and award-winning illustrator Cathy Fisher, a beautiful gift book with the resonance of a legend and a passion for the wild world
Dazzlingly beautiful and wonderfully inventive, this magical new book from the creators of a bestselling literary phenomenon introduces a fresh set of natural spell-poems and artwork by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. Similar in spirit to their previous work, this pocket-sized treasure presents "spells" inspired by underappreciated animals, birds, trees, and flowers—ranging from Barn Owl to Red Fox, Grey Seal to Silver Birch. Departing from the triptych format of their earlier work, it explores new shapes, spaces, and voices to conjure the essence of nature. Crafted to be read aloud, the text is infused with brushstrokes that resonate with the forest, field, and riverbank, while also appealing to the heart. The work aims to revive what is often overlooked, inspiring protection and action for the natural world. Above all, it celebrates wonder, showcasing nature's ability to amaze, console, and bring joy. Praise for the creators’ previous work highlights its beauty and the magic of language, emphasizing the astonishing artistry that invites readers to immerse themselves in its pages.
This book is not meant to be read from cover to cover. It is a book for dreamers. Slight of word, rich of image, its purpose is to ease the soul.The paintings between these covers were worked in the between times, an unwinding of the soul, when the pressures of work were too much. Dreams and wishes are the inspiration at times like this. Threaded through the curious world of The Unwinding are words, slight and lyrical. Their aim is to set the reader s mind adrift from the troubles of our times, into peaceful harbours where imagination can stretch, where quiet reflection can bring peace.The Unwinding is designed to be a companion, a talisman to be turned to again and again and a place of respite from an increasingly frantic and complex world.
A gorgeously illustrated and extended version of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, by the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning co-author of The Lost Words
Longlisted for the 2020 Kate Greenaway Medal'A quiet masterpiece . . . a love story, a hope story, a story out of time, out of stricture, out of the narrow artificial bounds by which we try to contain the wild wonderland of reality because we are too frightened to live wonder-stricken' Maria Popova, Brain Pickings'The tales feel like half-remembered dreams, peopled with fairytale characters and magnificent creatures' Rebecca Armstrong, i Paper Best Books of 2020'A powerful spell book to make the sleepless fall into slumber and the agitated calm' i Paper'A lyrical and enchanting collection' ScotsmanThis book is not meant to be read from cover to cover. It is a book for dreamers. Slight of word, rich of image, its purpose is to ease the soul.The paintings between these covers were worked in the between times, an unwinding of the soul, when the pressures of work were too much. Dreams and wishes are the inspiration at times like this. Threaded through the curious world of The Unwinding are words, slight and lyrical. Their aim is to set the reader's mind adrift from the troubles of our times, into peaceful harbours where imagination can stretch, where quiet reflection can bring peace.The Unwinding is designed to be a companion, a talisman to be turned to again and again and a place of respite from an increasingly frantic and complex world.
An Accordion Book doesn't open, it unfolds. One side is filled with beautiful watercolour images of an animal: sometimes in motion, sometimes at rest. The other is filled with text - poems, descriptions, invocations - inspired by the same animal. Together they work as spells to summon the animal's spirit. Jackie Morris has painted them using antique watercolours, some from boxes which hadn't been opened for over 150 years, woken from their slumber with a single drop of water. Fox and *Otter are the first two Accordions in a series that will go on to include Hare, {:: }Owl, *{:: }*Hound *and *Cat *among many others.
"The illustrations were commissioned Christmas card designs for the charity Help Musicians UK, produced at a rate of one painting a year ... the stories are a series of lullabies for adults"--Introduction.
From the acclaimed illustrator of The Lost Words, a personal selection of over 40 traditional nursery rhymes, superbly illustrated in watercolour
A reissue of the classic book by the Kate Greenaway Medal-winning author and illustrator Jackie Morris
