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112 pages, Hardcover
First published October 5, 2017
Once upon a time words began to vanish from the language of children. They disappeared so quietly that at first no one noticed--fading away like water on stone. The words were those that children used to name the natural world around them: acorn, adder bluebell, bramble, conker--gone! The words were becoming lost; no longer vivid in children's verses, no longer alive int heir stories.If the reader takes this commentary quite literally, they may miss the point of the book itself. Rather, the authors are merely providing a caution to the changing manner in which we (children included) visualize the real or natural world in the face of encroaching, even pervasive technology.
spells of many kinds that might just, by the old, strong magic of being spoken aloud, unfold dreams & songs, and summon lost words back into the mouth & the mind's eye.The oversized tome is visually stunning and always there is a welcome merger of words & the richly comforting images of Jackie Morris, images that complement but do not overshadow the words--words like acorn as an example: