Featuring 52 beautiful and quirky watercolour drawings and a linguistic curio for every week of the year, one in the hand is worth two in a bookshop
Building on the charm and success of his bestselling Our Garden Birds and Owls, Matt Sewell brings his signature whimsical artistry to the world of animal idioms in A Little Bird Told Me. This delightful collection combines Sewell's lush, evocative illustrations with an exploration of 100 beloved animal idioms. The book provides readers with the origins, meanings, and whimsical interpretations of phrases we use every day, inspired by the quirks of the animal kingdom.
Perfect as a gift book, a light-hearted educational resource, or a coffee table treasure, A Little Bird Told Me will appeal to animal lovers, linguaphiles, and fans of Mat Sewell's distinctive work.
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Praise for the work of Matt Sewell...
'An offbeat book featuring 52 charming characterful illustrations of our best-loved British birds' BBC Wildlife
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Höhe: 190 mm
Breite: 139 mm
Dicke: 11 mm
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978-0-00-878159-0 (9780008781590)
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Artist, illustrator and author Matt Sewell is an avid ornithologist, regular contributor to the Caught By River website and author of the bestselling books Our Garden Birds, Owls, A Charm of Goldfinches and the Atlas Of Amazing Birds. His range of children's books includes Dinosaurs and Forgotten Beasts. Many of his books have been translated and published around the world and Matt's birds have found themselves featured in a high successful licensed range including calendars, mugs, greetings cards and many other gift items.
He has illustrated for the Guardian, The National Trust, Barbour, the V&A, Levis and painted walls for Greenpeace, BBC's Springwatch and Countryfile, Helly Hansen, Puma and the RSPB, his artwork has been exhibited in London, New York, Tokyo and Paris.
He lives in Shrewsbury with his wife and two children, though he hails from Newcastle originally.
