The Wilderness
an award-winning and stunningly illustrated book for brave explorers aged 3-7 about nature and the great outdoors and all its wonders and mysteries waiting to be discovered!
$17.85
- Paperback
40 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2023
Summary
Oktober’s Unexpected Adventure: A Journey into The Wilderness
From a thrilling new illustration talent, comes an absorbing and intricately illustrated book that celebrates the great outdoors and all the learning opportunities (and maybe a leafy monster or two…) in nature for children.
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration and the UKLA Book Award, and winner of the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2023 honour award for illustration.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529515084 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529515084 |
| Series: | The Norendy Tales |
| Author: | Steve McCarthy |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 298mm x 246mm x 4mm |
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Critics Review
I find there’s an oddness and surrealism in Steve’s writing that I love and I feel he compliments that with his adventurous illustrations […] The artwork in this book is full of surprises. Fun and clever and a little different. – Peter Donnelly * Irish Independent *
About The Author
Steve McCarthy
Steve McCarthy is an Irish designer, illustrator, and bearded gentleman. His debut author-illustrator title, The Wilderness, won the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2023 honour award for illustration and was shortlisted for a Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration. His poetry anthology with Sarah Webb, A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea was the 2017 Children’s Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. Steve comes from working as a background designer, most notably for the animated feature film Song of the Sea, which was nominated for an academy award in 2015. He lives in southeast London.
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