The Stone Bird by Jenny McCartney
The Stone Bird by Jenny McCartney
The Stone Bird by Jenny McCartney
The Stone Bird by Jenny McCartney

The Stone Bird by Jenny McCartney

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Illustrated by Patrick Benson

It might look like a pebble from the beach, but Eliza knows this is an egg. And one night when she hears cracking, she discovers the Stone Bird. It might still look like a stone to her mum, but Eliza knows it's alive. 

Step into the magical world of one child's imagination in this stunning debut by exciting new author Jenny McCartney, illustrated by luminary of children's books Patrick Benson.

Condition: Excellent Condition
Format: Paperback
Age: 3-6

Jenny McCartney grew up in Northern Ireland and lives in London, where she works as a journalist. She is the author of the children's book The Stone Bird (Andersen Press) which is illustrated by Patrick Benson. Her first novel The Ghost Factory - a story of violence, vengeance and love in mid-1990s Belfast and London - will be published by 4th Estate in March 2019.

Patrick Benson is the award-winning illustrator of the 1994 republishing of Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows and of the widely popular picture book Owl Babies. He published his first book in 1990, and has won several awards since then, including the Kate Greenaway Award and the Mother Goose Award. Most recently, Patrick has illustrated Michael Morpurgo’s It’s a Dog’s Life, Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham’s Night Sky Dragons, and Timothy Knapman’s Soon.

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