The Wild Swans by Jackie Morris

The Wild Swans by Jackie Morris

Beautiful and lyrical extended version of the fairy tale 'The Wild Swans' by Hans Christian Andersen.

'What makes this book magical is the delicate, beautiful, emotional illustrations, with elements of the story depicted through pictures of feathers and knitting scattered around the text, as well as page spreads with dramatic colours showing the depths of emotionIt is a beautiful book in itself - its size and shape attracted me immediately, even before I began to read. A book to treasure.'

"This looks exquisite. A lyrical extended version of the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, and companion volume to Morris’ East of the Sun, West of the Moon."

Selected for the gifts category in the Children’s Special feature.

"This looks exquisite. A lyrical extended version of the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, and companion volume to Morris’ East of the Sun, West of the Moon."

Selected for the gifts category in the Children’s Special feature.

'What makes this book magical is the delicate, beautiful, emotional illustrations, with elements of the story depicted through pictures of feathers and knitting scattered around the text, as well as page spreads with dramatic colours showing the depths of emotion.  It is a beautiful book in itself - its size and shape attracted me immediately, even before I began to read. A book to treasure.'

Jackie Morris lives in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with children, dogs and cats. Ever since leaving college, Bath Academy of Art, at least one cat has watched over her while she works. Big cats and small are a passion in her life, and it was while reading and watching her cat Pixie sleeping in winter that the idea for I am Cat came about. Among her many books for Frances Lincoln are The Ice Bear, The Snow Leopard, Tell me a Dragon, and How the Whale Became by Ted Hughes.

To visit Jackie's website click here

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781847805362
ISBN 10	1847805361
Title	The Wild Swans
Author	Jackie Morris
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2015-10-01
Number of pages	176
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.