From internationally bestselling author Jackie Morris and award-winning illustrator Cathy Fisher, a beautiful book with the resonance of a legend and a passion for the wild world.
In a faraway forest a baby is lost and found, protected by a she-panda. Nine years later another baby, the panda’s child, is in great danger, and only a boy and the spirit of the forest can save him. This magical, powerful story is a book for all ages to treasure, exploring our most vital connection with wild nature.
Jackie Morris is the bestselling author and illustrator, photographer and painter who created, with Robert Macfarlane, the international bestseller, The Lost Words, winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2019. Her books for Otter-Barry Books include The Panda’s Child (with Cathy Fisher), One Cheetah, One Cherry, The Seal Children, The Jackie Morris Book of Classic Nursery Rhymes, Something About a Bear and, with James Mayhew, Can You See a Little Bear?, Mrs Noah’s Pockets, Mrs Noah’s Garden and Mrs Noah’s Song. Her almost uncanny ability to draw and paint living landscapes and wildlife began around the age of six when she watched her father draw a lapwing and wanted to learn the same magic. Born in Birmingham, she grew up in Evesham, but has lived for a long time in Wales.
Cathy Fisher was born in Australia and grew up in Bath, England. Her art combines a deep connection with the natural world with a tender, insightful rendering of human emotion and behaviour. She has collaborated with Nicola Davies on eight books, including Perfect and The Pond, both longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Cathy has lived and worked in the UK, the Seychelles and Australia, and now lives in Pembrokeshire, Wales.