Coralie Bickford-Smith – författare

**Nominated for the 2021 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal**'Heart-warming ... a celebration of the world around us at a time when we need it the most' Creative ReviewBird 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. Award-winning designer Coralie Bickford-Smith takes us on a lyrical and enchanting journey with Bird and her animal friends. Exploring vibrant woodlands and magical night-time skies, we fly with Bird through every page and learn the story of the tree and what will happen when it is time for Bird to go. Beautifully illustrated and lovingly told, The Song of the Tree speaks to the universal search for belonging and reminds us of the importance of community, friendship and the natural world. 'Exquisite ... vivid ... each page feels alive' Observer'Wonderful, poetic ... a beautiful telling of a universal theme' Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading

**Nominated for the 2021 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal**'A masterwork, every page a sumptuous feast of colour 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.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE QUEEN'S KNICKERS AWARD'The most beautiful book of the year... it’s like a poem… a work of art' - Chris PackhamAn enchanting clothbound fable about growth, new life and finding hope in unexpected places, from the award-winning designer and creator of The Fox and the Star.One autumn evening, a young squirrel spots an acorn glinting on the forest floor.Eager to protect her treasure from watchful eyes and hungry mouths, she buries it deep in the heart of the forest.But when she returns after the icy winter, her acorn is nowhere to be found. Where could it be?'Exquisite, moving and hopeful on so many different levels. I love the bright green of the spring, I really feel that incandescence when I turn the page. I will be buying it for many.' - Lucy Jones, author of Losing Eden

‘Enchanting, touching, full of lightness and wisdom’ Carlo RovelliFrom the bestselling author of The Fox and the Star, a spellbinding clothbound fable about searching and hoping, and how the smallest moment can be beautifulDeep below the earth, Worm dreams of having more space. There's not much room down there.Above, Bird waits, through sun and rain and wind. As the day goes on, will they both find what they are looking for?Nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2018

***Waterstones Book of the Year 2015***From an award-winning designer comes an original fable about need and lossOnce there was a Fox who lived in a deep, dense forest. For as long as Fox could remember, his only friend had been Star, who lit the forest paths each night. But then one night Star was not there, and Fox had to face the forest all alone. The Fox and the Star is a work of prose and design, each page thoughtfully created by Coralie Bickford-Smith

**Nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2018**This is the story of a worm in the earth, a bird in the trees, and the joy to be found in life's smallest moments, from the award-winning creator of The Fox and the Star. 'Gorgeous' The Times'The loveliest offering for small readers' Amanda Craig, 'Best Children's Books of 2017''Absolutely stunning. A very sweet story with a touch of dark humour too. Wonderful' Chris Haughton, author of A Bit Lost