Jackie Morris: The Book of Birds
Renowned illustrator Jackie Morris visits KPL to discuss her latest collaboration with author Robert Macfarlane, The Book of Birds.
In conversation with Gillian Deacon.
Join acclaimed author and illustrator Jackie Morris, co-creator of the bestselling The Lost Words, for a celebration of The Book of Birds, her latest collaboration with Robert Macfarlane. Through conversation, images, and live painting, Jackie will share the stories behind her breathtaking watercolour illustrations and explore how art can deepen our connection to the beauty, wonder, and conservation of birdlife.
About the Author
JACKIE MORRIS has written or illustrated over seventy books, including the beloved children’s classics Tell Me a Dragon and East of the Sun, West of the Moon and a volume of modern folklore for readers of all ages, Wild Folk, co-created with Tamsin Abbott, as well as introducing and illustrating Barbara Newhall Follett’s gem of wild literature, The House Without Windows. She is the internationally bestselling and award-winning co-creator of The Lost Words and The Lost Spells, two books which have captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of readers of all ages. In 2018 she won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Lost Words. Her artwork is held by public art collections in the UK and USA and has been published in the New Statesman, Independent and Guardian among other venues. She tours and performs with the Spell Songs ensemble around the UK, and is a Fellow of Herefordshire Art College.
About the Moderator
GILLIAN DEACON, is an award-winning broadcaster and writer. A familiar voice on CBC Radio, Gill spent over a decade as host of Here & Now, Toronto's afternoon drive show on CBC Radio One. She is the author of the national bestsellers A Love Affair with the Unknown, There’s Lead in Your Lipstick, and the memoir Naked Imperfection.
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