Marion Deuchars – illustratör

Best-selling author/illustrator Marion Deuchars now takes her beloved bird through a daily workout in the natural sequel to Yoga for Stiff Birds.Marion Deuchars perfectly understands the difficult relationship some of us have with our daily fitness routine. In How to be a Fit Bird she raises a smile and brings levity to our workouts, using Bob the bird to see us through a number of routines: from holistic ten-minute workouts to more specific sessions focusing on particular parts of the body.

This book DOES NOT belong to you. But you can read it if you like... You can turn the pages of this book, you can read it aloud, and you can even look at the pictures. But it's still not YOUR book. Exploring themes of sharing and ownership, this deadpan picture book is the result of a collaboration between two Scottish friends, film editor Seònaid MacKay and awardwinning illustrator, Marion Deuchars. Ideal for early years, reception and KS1 readers alike, this is a fun and naughty book to read aloud.

Meet Beast.Beast is bored of his sludgy, slimy swamp, until one day he finds a strange knobbly thing . . . A STICK! Now that Beast has Stick, his days of boredom are over. With a stick in hand, the magic is endless - making patterns in slime, playing music, casting spells and even flying... but there are some things a stick just can't do. Discover the magic of creativity and the power of imaginative play in this colourful picture book romp, perfect for every little beast that has ever gotten BORED, BORED, BORED.

Meet Beast. Beast is bored of his sludgy, slimy swamp, until one day he finds a strange knobbly thing . . . A STICK! Now that Beast has Stick, his days of boredom are over. With a stick in hand, the magic is endless - making patterns in slime, playing music, casting spells and even flying... but there are some things a stick just can't do. Discover the magic of creativity and the power of imaginative play in this colourful picture book romp, perfect for every little beast that has ever gotten BORED, BORED, BORED.

Meet Beast.Beast is bored of his sludgy, slimy swamp, until one day he finds a strange knobbly thing . . . A STICK! Now that Beast has Stick, his days of boredom are over. With a stick in hand, the magic is endless - making patterns in slime, playing music, casting spells and even flying... but there are some things a stick just can't do. Discover the magic of creativity and the power of imaginative play in this colourful picture book romp, perfect for every little beast that has ever gotten BORED, BORED, BORED.

SHORTLISTED for the Teach Primary Book Awards 2021.An amazing reversible picture book that celebrates community and acceptance with artwork from award-winning artist Marion Deuchars. Choose to read from the perspective of the Spots or the Dots by turning this picture book upside down. Find the similarities in others and celebrate their differences.The Spots live on one side of the hill. The Dots live on the other. Both are fearful and suspicious of the other, but are they really all that different? When a young Spot and a young Dot meet at the top of the hill, they are about to find out... Flip the book upside down and choose whether to read from the perspective of the Spots or the Dots, right up until the middle, where the two communities collide.

Allow the delightful Bird to transport you to a calm place in this charming continuation of the bestselling series. Marion Deuchars completes her successful trilogy of health and wellbeing titles with this guide to achieving a peaceful and connected state. Accompanied by the wryly humorous Bird, Bat and Butterfly, she brings together mindfulness and meditation techniques and encourages the reader to find a little space in their day to take care of themselves. Marion has created all aspects of the book, from her quirky characters to the handwritten text, making this a truly unique package that will sit perfectly alongside her existing bestsellers Yoga for Stiff Birds and How to be a Fit Bird.