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The Old Forest Path

"A lyrical illustrated storybook celebrating the power of music to set us free."

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This title will be released on 10/04/2025. Pre-order now.

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April 2025 Debut of the Month

A brand-new fairy tale, The Old Forest Path is musician Jamie Catto’s first story for young readers and music flows through it, representing freedom, joy, the power of the imagination.

Deep in a magic forest live fairies, depicted as ethereal little ballerinas in Kanako Wakabayashi’s delicate illustrations. The fairies love to dance among the flowers, but are careful to stick to the path, all except for one, whose joy in the music of the Forest recognises no bounds.

When a piper arrives, playing tunes that enthral all the fairies, it is this one who takes his tunes to her heart, the two soulmates in their love for melody and harmony. United, they break the path for good, allowing the fairies the freedom to explore every corner of the forest.

It’s a heady, sensuous tale, lyrical in its telling and classic in feel thanks too to the Golden Age-inspired illustrations. This is a picture book for older readers, recommended to those aged eight to eighty.

Andrea Reece

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