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Description
‘See nature in a whole new light in an illustrated treasury of nature folklore from around the world, perfectly matched with Aitch’s folk art-inspired style, which captures both the colour and strange-ness of the topic.’
‘a visual feast’
‘Just when we all thought that we knew nature along came this treasury of natural folklore to tell us even more. How wonderful […] Understanding some of this weird and wonderful and a times completely odd folklore can help us understand more about how our ancestors interacted with the wild world around them.’
‘This truly gorgeous book hands you a beautifully-curated wealth of educational, interesting and surprising facts you can dip in and out of.’
Claire Cock-Starkey is an author who worked with Ben Schott on his hugely successful Miscellanies and Almanacs. She has worked for BBC Radio 4 and written many other miscellanies and fact-filled books on history, libraries, words, books and museums, including: Penguins, Pineapples and Pangolins (British Library, 2016), The Book Lovers’ Miscellany (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2017). She is happiest perched in the British Library reading rooms surrounded by a pile of obscure and fascinating books, researching her next book.
With over 50K followers on instagram, nomadic illustrator AITCH originally hails from Romania but prefers not to put down roots in any one place; new scenery inspires and invigorates her tactile, folky illustrations and a constant string of exhibitions in cities across the continent pushes her technique further. Her dreamy characters hide amongst William Morris–esque gardens and bring to mind a bright and bold reincarnation of Victorian melancholy while still retaining a strong sense of her Romanian heritage.