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!
Published on 7. September 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
978-1-5295-1508-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Praise for The Wilderness:
- "A true triumph; deserves pride of place on every bookshelf." - Just Imagine
- "A story filled with optimism, family love, heart-warming happiness, a magical read taking us on an unexpected adventure, presenting a challenge. Beautiful." - Armadillo Magazine
- "There is so much detail in this wonderful book that something new will be picked up with each read." - Books of 2022, Irish Examiner
- "Everything about this book roars "epic!" [...] The attention to detail is astonishing. It's very much a book that lends itself to being read again and again, following a different path, and character, each time." - Children's Books Ireland
The Vasylenko family are adventurers. They all love the thrill of exploring the outside world. All that is ... except Oktober. He prefers the warm and safe comfort of the inside world, and for his adventures to take place between the pages of a book.
But, one day, Oktober has to join his family on a trek into the slimy, grimy and climby wild, where he sees only danger and worry and fears a creature called "The Wilderness"! Failing to keep his wits about him could be dangerous though - it may even get him a bit ... lost. But perhaps getting lost is just what Oktober needs to find himself and maybe even make an unexpected friend...
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.
Praise for The Wilderness:
- "A true triumph; deserves pride of place on every bookshelf." - Just Imagine
- "A story filled with optimism, family love, heart-warming happiness, a magical read taking us on an unexpected adventure, presenting a challenge. Beautiful." - Armadillo Magazine
- "There is so much detail in this wonderful book that something new will be picked up with each read." - Books of 2022, Irish Examiner
- "Everything about this book roars "epic!" [...] The attention to detail is astonishing. It's very much a book that lends itself to being read again and again, following a different path, and character, each time." - Children's Books Ireland
The Vasylenko family are adventurers. They all love the thrill of exploring the outside world. All that is ... except Oktober. He prefers the warm and safe comfort of the inside world, and for his adventures to take place between the pages of a book.
But, one day, Oktober has to join his family on a trek into the slimy, grimy and climby wild, where he sees only danger and worry and fears a creature called "The Wilderness"! Failing to keep his wits about him could be dangerous though - it may even get him a bit ... lost. But perhaps getting lost is just what Oktober needs to find himself and maybe even make an unexpected friend...
Reviews / Votes
The Wilderness is one of those rare books that makes you see the world in a different way [...] The autumnal-coloured illustrations are sublime * Top Choice, Children's Book Highlights, Irish Independent * Everything about this book roars "epic!" [...] The attention to detail is astonishing, with each of the twelve children having distinct, recognisable personalities without so much as saying a word. It's very much a book that lends itself to being read again and again, following a different path, and character, each time. -- Ruth Ennis * Books Ireland * This little treasure with striking illustrations in autumnal hues is a jolly, intriguing and throughfall read which will ignite a taste for adventure in even the smallest of readers. * WRD * The autumnal-coloured illustrations are sublime. * Irish Independent, "56 cracking reads to keep kids entertained this Christmas" * There is so much detail in this wonderful book that something new will be picked up with each read. * Books of 2022, Irish Examiner * The Wilderness is one of those rare books that makes you see the world in a different way [...] The autumnal-coloured illustrations are sublime * Top Choice, Children's Book Highlights, Irish Independent * Everything about this book roars "epic!" [...] The attention to detail is astonishing, with each of the twelve children having distinct, recognisable personalities without so much as saying a word. It's very much a book that lends itself to being read again and again, following a different path, and character, each time. -- Ruth Ennis * Books Ireland * This little treasure with striking illustrations in autumnal hues is a jolly, intriguing and throughfall read which will ignite a taste for adventure in even the smallest of readers. * WRD * The autumnal-coloured illustrations are sublime. * Irish Independent, "56 cracking reads to keep kids entertained this Christmas" * There is so much detail in this wonderful book that something new will be picked up with each read. * Books of 2022, Irish Examiner *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 247 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5295-1508-4 (9781529515084)
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Persons
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. Find Steve online at www.mrstevemccarthy.com, and on X and Instagram as @mrstevemccarthy.