A Little Bird Told Me: An Illustrated Compendium of Bird Phrases

A Little Bird Told Me: An Illustrated Compendium of Bird Phrases - Hardcover

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A Little Bird Told Me: An Illustrated Compendium of Bird Phrases - Hardcover

A Little Bird Told Me: An Illustrated Compendium of Bird Phrases - Hardcover

by Matt Sewell
$19.99
$19.99

Book Overview

52 beautiful and quirky watercolour drawings and a linguistic curio for every week of the year

Are you a culture vulture?

Where do you stand in the pecking order?

Author of the bestselling Our Garden Birds Matt Sewell brings his signature whimsical artistry to the world of language in A Little Bird Told Me.

This delightful collection combines Sewell's evocative, humorous illustrations with an exploration of the weird and wonderful world of animal phrases.

Are you ready to explore the origins, meanings and interpretations of idioms we use every day, and look at some lovely pictures?

Why not kill two birds with one stone?
ISBN9780008781590
Author Matt Sewell
PublisherHarpernorth
GenreHobbies & interests, Education, and Arts
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages128
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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A Little Bird Told Me: An Illustrated Compendium of Bird Phrases - Hardcover

By Matt Sewell

About Matt Sewell

MATT SEWELL, who has been described as "the Banksy of the bird world," is an avid ornithologist and artist. He is the author of Owls, Our Garden Birds, Our Woodland Birds, Our Songbirds, and Penguins and Other Seabirds and has illustrated for the Guardian and Big Issue among many other publications. His art has been exhibited in London, Manchester, New York, Tokyo, and Paris.

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