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  • Published: 21 October 2015
  • ISBN: 9781846148507
  • Imprint: Particular Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $35.00

The Fox and the Star: Note Cards and Envelopes

Set of 12




From an award-winning designer comes an original fable about need and loss

Once there was a Fox who lived in a deep, dense forest. For as long as Fox could remember, his only friend had been Star, who lit the forest paths each night. But then one night Star wasn't there, and Fox had to face the forest all alone.

The Fox and the Star is a beautiful work of prose and design, each page thoughtfully created by Coralie Bickford-Smith.

  • Published: 21 October 2015
  • ISBN: 9781846148507
  • Imprint: Particular Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $35.00

About the author

Coralie Bickford-Smith

Coralie Bickford-Smith graduated from Reading University after studying Typography and Graphic Communication and works as a designer at Penguin Books UK. Her book covers have been recognised by the AIGA (NY) and D&AD (UK) and have featured in international magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, Vogue and The Guardian.

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Praise for The Fox and the Star: Note Cards and Envelopes

Brilliant ... A delight

Philip Pullman

A lyrical modern fable of loneliness and belonging ... A delight to hold and behold

Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

Intricate, exquisite... An outstanding gift for five-plus readers

Amanda Craig, 'Picture Book of the Year', New Statesman

[A] brief, beautiful book about overcoming grief . . . If ever there was a reason to down the Kindle and go back to paper, this is it . . . An object of sheer gorgeousness . . . Every page is visually stunning, bringing her fable to life . . . It would, I think, act as a wonderful salve to anyone of any age who has experienced love and loss

Alex O'Connell, The Times

It's great . . . Individual, elegantly and impeccably designed, and with a touching story; and it's technically and graphically intriguing

David Gentleman

The Fox and the Star is not a Christmas book, but it does have a Christmas feel and, with its decorative clothbound cover, makes a per­fect gift. The design and drawing are so beautifully considered that I would like to frame each page

Lauren Child, Guardian 'Books of the Year'

Colourful, substantial and something to keep forever

Stylist

[The Fox and the Star] has the mood of a classic fable

Telegraph

[This] beautifully illustrated picture book contains a moving message about love, loss and learning to accept change

Marie Claire

Selected in Time Out's 100 best children's books

Time Out