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Jackie Morris

December 2021

  • Spell Songs (Jim Molyneux, Kris Drever, Seckou Keita, Rachel Newton, Beth Porter, Karine Polwart and Julie Fowlis) with Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane.

    Spell Songs II: Let the Light In review – a magical return to nature

    In this captivating follow-up, the stellar folk collective give voice to more magical meditations on nature from Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris

March 2021

  • A mother reads to two children on bed

    Further reading
    Bravery, hope and escape: the best books to cheer up kids in lockdown

    From polar bears to murder mysteries, Katherine Rundell’s picks will make long days feel shorter and a small world seem larger

February 2020

  • Contenders … EL James, Barack Obama and Hilary Mantel.

    British Book awards balance art and selling power to decide best writer in 30 years

    Novelists rub shoulders with presidents, chefs, comedians and thriller megastars on longlist to define the title with the biggest impact on the book world

September 2019

  • 1926 Barbara Newhall Follett at typewriter

    First novel at 12, gone at 25: the mystery of Barbara Newhall Follett

    When she published her debut The House Without Windows, Follett was hailed as a child genius. Then she disappeared …

November 2017

  • winter books Books Of The Year Observer New Review illustration 26th November 2017

    Best books of 2017
    Best books of 2017 – part one

    ‘Funny, outrageous, touching, intimate, gorgeous’ … writers from George Saunders to Ali Smith pick their favourite reads of the past year

April 2016

  • Seals

    Children's books
    Jackie Morris's seals and selkies – in pictures

    For Jackie Morris the half seal, half human creatures know as ‘selkies’ are the perfect symbol to discuss family separation and loss – here’s why she wrote and illustrated her book The Seal Children as a harbour from the storm

March 2016

  • Patrick Ness

    Children's books
    Carnegie medal and Kate Greenaway shortlists 2016 announced

    Patrick Ness and Chris Riddell are up for hat tricks again this year. Discover all the shortlisted writers and illustrators for the 2016 medals – how many books on the shortlist have you read?

February 2016

  • Something About A Bear Jackie Morris CoverJpeg

    Children's books
    Kate Greenaway medal longlist 2016 - in pictures

    Discover the 2016 Kate Greenaway medal longlist in which former winners Anthony Browne, Chris Riddell, Helen Oxenbury and Emily Gravett battle it out with newcomers for the prestigious illustration award. The shortlist will be announced on 15 March and winner on 20 June

January 2016

  • rows of books

    Children's books
    Authors share their reading resolutions for 2016 – now share yours!

    From ‘bookending’ every day, to full digital detox to reading more books in translation, authors including Louise O’Neill, Meg Rosoff, Katherine Rundell, Philip Reeve, Francesca Simon and Juno Dawson (nee James) reveal reading-related resolutions

December 2015

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    Children's books
    Jackie Morris's snow animals – in pictures

    Pull on a cosy jumper and prepare to chill out with Jackie Morris’s glorious paintings of polar bears, snow leopards and foxes in deep snow

September 2015

  • The Wild Swans

    Children's books
    Why powerful heroines star in my fairytale retellings – in pictures

    Author and illustrator Jackie Morris wanted to be a bear when she was growing up, maybe that’s why she’s fascinated with transformation and retelling strange fairytales about turning brothers into swans, with heroines who are a bit like her. Here Jackie shares beautiful original drawings and thoughts on how and why she was drawn to make East of the Sun, West of the Moon and The Wild Swans

May 2015

  • Peregrine falcon

    Children's books
    How I fell in love with peregrine falcons  – in pictures

    When Jackie Morris discovered the story of a rescued peregrine on Ramsey Island in Wales, she created her latest book Queen of the Sky to tell it

February 2015

  • Dreams of Freedom

    Children's books
    Dreams of Freedom in words and pictures

  • Bears reading

    Children's books
    Jackie Morris: love for libraries – in pictures

September 2014

  • jackie morris cat trail

    Children's books
    Cat Walk: a beautiful gallery of cats by Jackie Morris

    Jackie Morris is known for celebrating cats and all animals in her books for children. Now she shares a thrilling selection of photographs of her own cats – both past and present – on their walks together in the stunning Pembrokeshire countryside which she has turned into a book Cat Walk

May 2014

  • ice bear trail

    Children's books
    How I made The Ice Bear – in pictures

    Illustrator and author Jackie Morris gives us an insight into how she created her gorgeous new picture book The Ice Bear, the mystical story of a stolen polar cub who has to choose between his two families

October 2013

  • How to draw a hare

    Children's books
    How to draw ... hares

    Will our latest How to draw have you a-hop, a-skip and a-jumping to your paintbrushes or running for the hills? We're pretty sure it'll be the former as Jackie Morris helps you to hone your painting skills and draw the hero of her new book, Song of the Golden Hare. Don't forget to send us your pictures so we can create our very own hall of hares!

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