Description
Since its publication in 2017,The Lost Wordshas enchanted readers with its poetry and illustrations of the natural world. Now,The Lost Spells, a book kindred in spirit and tone, continues to re-wild the lives of children and adults.
The Lost Spellsevokes the wonder of everyday nature, conjuring up red foxes, birch trees, jackdaws, and more in poems and illustrations that flow between the pages and into readers minds. Robert Macfarlanes spell-poems and Jackie Morriss watercolour illustrations are musical and magical: these are summoning spells, words of recollection, charms of protection. To readThe Lost Spellsis to see anew the natural world within our grasp and to be reminded of what happens when we allow it to slip away.
