Coralie Bickford-Smith

by | Sep 9, 2019 | BIB 2019

The Fox, The Fox and the Star, Particular Books, copyright Coralie Bickford-Smith

The Fox in the Leaves, The Fox and the Star, Particular Books, copyright Coralie Bickford-Smith

The Star, The Fox and the Star, Particular Books, copyright Coralie Bickford-Smith

I can see earth, The Worm and the Bird, Particular Books, copyright Coralie Bickford-Smith

Sun set, The Worm and the Bird, Particular Books, copyright Coralie Bickford-Smith

The illustrator and author of the children’s books The Fox and the Star and The Worm and the Bird, Coralie Bickford-Smith is one of the most renowned designers in the publishing industry, especially recognized and celebrated for her illustrated covers of Penguin’s clothbound classics. 

Her debut book, The Fox and the Star, was named Waterstones Book of the Year 2015 and was one of Time Out’s 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time. It was inspired by William Blake’s Eternity and the graphic work of William Morris. She is currently working on a third book, The Song of the Tree which is due to publish in spring 2020.

Website cb-smith.com

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