By Johnny Flynn, Robert Macfarlane (author) , Emily Sutton (illustrator)
"A lyrical and hopeful evocation of everything that nature gives to us."
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November 2024 Book of the Month
A book that truly celebrates a coming together of formidable talents to make something quite remarkable.
The story of how acclaimed writer Robert Macfarlane and actor and musician Johnny Flynn, fans of each other’s work, began to collaborate and perform, seems in itself almost magical and here, one of their iconic songs has been reproduced as a picture book, with incredible art provided by Emily Sutton. Her beautiful images give real depth to a song that grew out of the despair of lockdown, but evocatively captured that time when the world stood still, and we all valued those precious moments when we could be outside and appreciate nature.
It celebrates a father and young son experiencing those moments together, building abiding memories and with an inspirationally hopeful message, we see in the images the passage of time and new generations sharing the magic of the blackbird ‘singing of the world to come’ Lyrical rhythmic language that simply begs to be read aloud and shared while the beautiful images have more to explore with each revisit. Simply beautiful!
Stunning picture book collaboration from bestselling author Robert Macfarlane, actor Johnny Flynn and illustrator Emily Sutton.
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On my way through the wood wound a thread through the dream...
Take a lyrical journey with a father and son who walk together through an ever-changing landscape and discover a world to come that's filled with hope.
This beautiful book sings with a love of words and rhythm, and vividly conjures the magic of nature. Astonishing artwork makes this picture book an instant classic.
Robert Macfarlane is a best-selling, multi-award-winning author who is internationally renowned for his writing on nature, people and place. His work has been widely adapted for film, music, television, stage and radio. The Lost Words: A Spell Book (2017), which he co-created with artist Jackie Morris, was chosen by the UK as one of its all-time favourite books on the natural world. He has collaborated with actors including Willem Dafoe, musicians including C osmo Sheldrake and artists including Olafur Eliasson. In 2017 he was awarded the E.M. Forster Award for Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Johnny Flynn is a singer, composer, musician and actor. He has released two full live albums, 'Live in Washington DC ' (2014) and 'Live at the Roundhouse' (2018) and various EPs and soundtracks. As well as touring the world with his band, Johnny regularly composes music for film, TV and theatre -- including work for period instruments at the Globe Theatre. Johnny's recent acting projects include 'Hangmen' and 'True West' (for which he also composed the music) on stage and 'Emma', 'Beast' and 'The Dig' on film. He is currently appearing as Richard Burton in Jack Thorne's sell-out play 'The Motive and the Cue', directed by Sam Mendes.
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Stunning picture book collaboration from bestselling author Robert Macfarlane, actor Johnny Flynn and illustrator Emily Sutton. On my way through the wood wound a thread through the dream...
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The World to Come and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-8 years old
The World to Come features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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The World to Come was written by Johnny Flynn, Robert Macfarlane and published by Magic Cat Publishing
The World to Come has 32 pages
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