"A lyrical illustrated storybook celebrating the power of music to set us free."
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.
In an enchanted forest live magical fairies who delight in music and dance, however they always follow the old path through the woods, having been told to do so will keep them safe.
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In an enchanted forest live magical fairies who delight in music and dance, however they always follow the old path through the woods, having been told to do so will keep them safe. It happened one afternoon, when the sun was casting its hypnotic patterns through the branches above, that from somewhere out of sight, a new and unheard music reached the delicate ears of those magical creatures.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Old Forest Path and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-12 years old
The Old Forest Path features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Picture storybooks, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
Paperback, Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Old Forest Path was written by Jamie Catto and published by Ragged Bears
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.
