Naomi Howarth is een gevierde auteur en illustrator, bekend om haar onderscheidende visuele stijl. Haar werk richt zich voornamelijk op kinderen en verkent vaak thema's als vriendschap en avontuur. Howarths illustraties zijn rijk aan details en brengen magische verhalen tot leven. Haar achtergrond als kostuumontwerper beïnvloedt ook haar scherpe gevoel voor visuele storytelling.
In the dark depths of winter, snow is falling and the animals are freezing and famished. Brave Crow sets out on a dangerous journey to find the Sun, and beg for warmth. Will Crow succeed, and what will happen to his colourful rainbow feathers? Inspired by a Lenape Native American myth, this beautiful debut picture book shows how courage and kindness are what really matter.
Magnus the seal and his Arctic friends are all puzzled by a strange sound... They realise that it is only Magnus' rumbling tummy, but then there's another rumble - what's that noise?!
"I wish I could fly, and breathe fire, and fill the sky with great grey, sooty clouds," Maud said to her friend, Mouse. Maud is picked on by the other dragons, so stays cooped up in her cave, sad and lonely. But when the chance comes, will her friend Mouse help her pluck up the courage to fly? A touching and beautiful picture book about individuality and friendship from Naomi Howarth, whose first book The Crow's Tale was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
Tortoise is on the hunt for a friend, but only encounters huge Elephant and Hippo, who are mean about his small size and wrinkly skin. But although Tortoise isn't big, he is certainly brainy! He sets out to show Elephant and Hippo that biggest doesn't mean best by challenging them to a tug of war. They sneeringly accept... but little do they know that they have really agreed to fight each other! A funny, heartwarming retelling of this well-known folk tale about brains vs brawn with beautiful, stylish illustrations. A special book that teaches that wit and wisdom are more important than size and physical strength, and friendship is what matters most.