A story that takes us back to the tale The Happy Princeby Oscar Wilde. A little bird is enchanted by a bamboo-like plant and does not join his companions on their way to Egypt. He eventually loses interest in it, flies to the city and finds refuge in the prince’s angel-like statue.
In the narrative given here, a little bird found “a kind of home” in a majestic tree in the middle of the forest. He knew its branches “as well as the feathers themselves.” That’s why he didn’t want to leave.
“I know this tree, its roots and leaves, I love this tree, its peace and quiet, I love this tree with its comforting arms,” the little bird tells us, playing carefree among the lowest branches of the tree.
The story is also told through colorful images full of detail and variations in tones that make us feel the passage of time and imagine the breeze passing through the leaves at the end of warm weather. The night images are also beautiful, against a blue background where you can look at the starry sky and then the glow of fireflies.
Coralie Bickford Smith
“If we pay attention to the details, it will definitely be valuable.”
Coralie Bickford Smith Born in Norwich, UK, in 1974, he graduated in Print and Communication Design from the University of Reading. Your Book The fox and the starfor which he also wrote the text and illustrated, was the first illustrated work to win the Waterstones Book of the Year Award, in 2015.
The worm and the bird (2017), The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure (2023) are titles also published in Portugal by Relógio d’Água, all containing short poetic texts and vibrant illustrations.
Another aspect of her activity was written about. Website to Portuguese Screen Printing CenterYour work Fabric Seriesfor Penguin Classics, has attracted worldwide attention and takes us back to the world of Victorian bookbinding and the golden age of handbinding. designer “It is preferable to consider printed binding on fabric, rather than the usual paper binding.”
the page connected By the artist He tells us that his book covers have been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts (Egain its abbreviation in English) and by British design and technical direction (dadin its abbreviation in English), after being published in many international magazines and newspapers, and it is New York Times, The Guardian and Vogue MagazineIn 2024, she was named Designer of the Year at the British Book Awards.
Coralie Bickford Smith
“I want my covers to be as appreciated as the literature inside them,” she says of herself and her obsession with detail. “If we pay attention to the details, they will surely be valuable. People will want to explore and get the same sensations from the design that stands out and makes us vibrate.”
This is what he has succeeded in conveying, both in pictures and in words. That is why the reader feels the happiness of the bird when he discovers that the tree will not be alone in his absence. You will have the company of many other animals, of many species, from butterflies to monkeys, from peacocks to leopards.
“When the rain falls, many take shelter in your branches. Many shake your leaves, beat your bark and sing to soothe you. Protect you while I am away.” And he left singing. The return is promised.
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