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The Guardian Best Children’s Books of 2024
The Times Best Children’s Books of 2024<BR>Waterstones Best Children’s Books of 2024
Shortlisted for Foyles Book of the Year 2024
Shortlisted for Nibbies Illustrated Book of the Year 2025
Stunning picture book collaboration from bestselling author Robert Macfarlane, actor Johnny Flynn and illustrator Emily Sutton
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Take a lyrical journey with a father and son who walk together through an ever-changing landscape and discover a world to come that’s filled with hope.
This beautiful book sings with a love of words and rhythm, and vividly conjures the magic of nature.
Astonishing artwork makes this picture book an instant classic.
– An all-star collaboration created by actor-musician Johnny Flynn, bestselling author Robert Macfarlane and award-winning illustrator Emily Sutton
– An instant classic showcasing the beauty of nature
– Wonderful read-aloud text that sings with a love of words and rhythm
– Stunning illustrations for a picture book filled with hope and wonder
Praise for The World to Come
‘A lovely-looking and thought-provoking thing’ – Mark Radcliffe
‘A message of hope and beauty’ -Countryfile
Johnny Flynn is an award winning and critically acclaimed actor and musician who has worked extensively across film, television and theatre. 'A World to Come' is from his album, co-written with Robert Macfarlane, Lost in the Cedar Wood, which reached number 2 in the UK Independent Albums chart.
Robert Macfarlane is the author of prize-winning and bestselling books about landscape, nature, people and place, including The Lost Words: A Spell Book (with the artist Jackie Morris, 2017) and Underland: A Deep Time Journey (2019). His work has been translated into many languages, won prizes around the world, and his books have been widely adapted for film, television, stage and radio. He has collaborated with artists, film-makers, actors, photographers and musicians, including Hauschka, Willem Dafoe, Karine Polwart and Stanley Donwood. In 2017 he was awarded the EM Forster Prize for Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Raised in the iconic North Yorkshire countryside, Emily Sutton has become a true icon of modern day illustration. Emily has collaborated with the likes of Paddington creator Michael Bond, Jessie Burton and Kate Morton and been nominated for and won numerous prestigious awards including the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals.
