The Worm and the Bird
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‘Enchanting, touching, full of lightness and wisdom’ Carlo Rovelli
From the bestselling author of The Fox and the Star, a spellbinding clothbound fable about searching and hoping, and how the smallest moment can be beautiful
Deep 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
From the bestselling author of The Fox and the Star, a spellbinding clothbound fable about searching and hoping, and how the smallest moment can be beautiful
Deep 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
Reviews
The strangest and loveliest offering for small readers ... Exquisitely drawn, it's drily funny and addresses our perennial failure to appreciate the wonder of life
Amanda Craig, 'Best Children's Books of 2017', New Statesman
