The Fox and the Star: Coralie Bickford-Smith - Softcover

A beautiful piece of design coupled with thoughtful prose ... [A] masterpiece (Newsweek)

The most physically beautiful book I had the pleasure of holding in my hands in 2015 ... Really, The Fox and the Star is an art book, a chance for the abundantly talented Bickford-Smith - best-known for designing the crave-worthy Penguin hardcover classics - to create an entire book from scratch. The simple story of a young fox who loses his best friend only to discover a whole new world makes a sweet premise, but the main attraction is Bickford-Smith's masterful exercise of the book designer's craft (Salon.com)

Brilliant ... A delight (Philip Pullman)

A per­fect gift . . . I would like to frame each page (Lauren Child, Guardian 'Books of the Year')

A star book for all ages ... the sort you want to keep for ever (Kate Kellaway Observer)

What keeps the pages turning is the remarkable illustrations, which shift from spread to spread ... It's a spectacular show of friendship's power to change and fill lives (Boston Globe)

Intricate, exquisite... An outstanding gift for five-plus readers (Amanda Craig, 'Picture Book of the Year' New Statesman)

A classic fable (Daily Telegraph)

A brief, beautiful book . . . If ever there was a reason to down the Kindle and go back to paper, this is it . . . Her story is a delight . . . It would, I think, act as a wonderful salve to anyone of any age who has experienced love and loss (Alex O'Connell The Times)

Colourful, substantial and something to keep forever (Stylist)

Coralie Bickford-Smith is a designer at Penguin Books. Her book covers have been recognised by the AIGA in the United States and D&AD in the UK, and have featured in numerous international magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, Vogue and the Guardian. Her work on the clothbound series with Penguin Classics attracted worldwide attention and harks back to the world of Victorian book bindings. She has been asked to exhibit and speak about her work in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Portugal and the US. The Fox and the Star is her first book, inspired by William Blake's Eternity and the graphic work of William Morris.