A Pocketful of Crows

In 2017, internationally best selling author Joanne Harris had an idea to create a series of fully illustrated adult folklore stories, based partly on the ancient English "Child Ballads”. A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl.

It was at this time, and quite by accident, Joanne first saw my drawings. At this point I had never illustrated a book, but both Joanne and the publisher, Gollancz decided to take a chance on an unknown artist. So I had only 12 weeks to complete all 24 black and white illustrations.

End Pages: A Pocketful of Crows

The October Witch

Blossom with bees

January with wolves

May Eve Vixen with cub

October Crow

August Leaping Hare

June in love

Swallows

January

Hawthorn Spirit Tree

With December came the howling of wolves

What the critics say.....

Wow, what a lovely little piece of literature!
This adult fairytale will break your heart, build it back together and then fill it with life, passion and love for nature.
Thanks to the pacing, I loved and hated (and suffered) along with the bonny brown girl, and the gorgeous illustrations that pepper the pages are so perfect and in tune with the tone of the story that you can't help but feel dragged in.
Though, I think it's fair to say that its whimsical, dark and gut-wrenching writing is without a doubt the main character.
Poetry without poetry is my favorite.

Lia (booksnpenguins)

This book is absolutely stunning! A beautifully crafted fairy tale for a new age full of whimsy, charm and the most fantastical illustrations..... it all makes for one of the loveliest books I have ever read.

Amazing.... just amazing!

Thea Wookiee's Mama Wilson

More reviews can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34913762-a-pocketful-of-crows?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=NKnsixSBQz&rank=1