Every time we read this book we discover new things and I feel that it is teaching my child about nature and discovery, feelings, loss and rebirth. Here’s a bright, refined fantasy world to be lost in, and one that has its dark, seasonal drama to boot.

The audio-book won the 2019 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook production from the American Library Association [2] The audiobook was written by Carson Ellis and narrated by Eli and Sebastian D’Amico, Burton, Galen and Laura Fott, Sarah Hart, Bella Higginbotham, Evelyn Hipp and Brian Hull.A stunning visual aesthetic combined with clever puppetry make this new adaptation of Carson Ellis’s picture book a total delight.

I don’t speak Chinese so these bugs really do seem to be speaking a language I truly don’t understand. Theatre Royal Brighton welcomed the company in to develop and rehearse the new show during the closure of the venue and to present initial performances when lock down eased.Using a made-up bug language, the story is told in the dialogue between the creatures as their world changes. She is also the illustrator of The Composer Is Dead by Lemony Snicket and Dillweed's Revenge: A Deadly Dose of Magic by Florence Parry Heide, and she collaborated with her husband, Colin Meloy, on the best-selling Wildwood series. Written entirely in the playful and amusing language of bugs, it isn't necessary to speak fluent moth or ladybug to enjoy the growth and metamorphoses creatively combined through Carson Ellis's delightful words and fanciful illustrations as the seasons subtly transform. The creator of Home turns a droll eye to the natural world, with gorgeous art and a playful invented language. The entire story unfolds on the same small stretch of ground, where each new detail is integral to the scene at hand.