By Ash, Oak and Thorn

\r\n\r\n\r\n A breathtaking tale of the rich, wild world and all its\r\n wonder from acclaimed nature writer and Costa Award-shortlisted\r\n novelist, Melissa Harrison - the perfect read for children for\r\n spring and summer!\r\n Timely and magical, it will open the young readers eyes\r\n to the wonders of the natural world. NATASHA FARRANT\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Each page brims with the wonder of our natural world, so\r\n much to learn but all a sheer delight. PIERS TORDAY\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet and Cumulus, once revered\r\n as Guardians of the Wild World - wake from winter hibernation\r\n in their beloved ash tree home.\r\n\r\n\r\n When it is destroyed, they set off on an adventure to find more\r\n of their kind, a journey which takes them first into the deep countryside\r\n and then the heart of a city.\r\n\r\n\r\n Helped along the way by birds and animals, the trio search for\r\n a way to survive and thrive in a precious yet disappearing world\r\n ...\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n The breathtaking childrens debut from acclaimed nature\r\n writer and literary fiction novelist, Melissa Harrison, author\r\n of All Among the Barley and At Hawthorn Time:\r\n shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and longlisted for the Baileys\r\n Prize.\r\n\r\n\r\n Inspired by 1942 classic The Little Grey Men\r\n by BB, with shades of The Borrowers.\r\n\r\n\r\n A tale of disappearing wilderness that couldnt be more\r\n relevant in todays environmental crisis, brought to life for\r\n children by three tiny, funny, eternal beings - the hidden folk.