‘The Starling’s Song’ by Octavie Wolters (translated by Michele Hutchison)

The starling observes how lovely the landscape is as he flies above and decides to sing a song about it. But when he tells the other birds, they urge him not to forget other elements of natural beauty in the world like the trees, the water and life itself. Together they look closely and see it all. 

The book is gorgeously illustrated with striking woodcut images in black and white with pops of yellow for the starling’s beak and feet. 

‘The Starling’s Song’ is a celebration of nature and a lyrical exhortation to look around us and appreciate the natural world, perfect for fans of Charlie Mackesy’s ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’.

Thanks to Pushkin Children’s for the ARC.