The Fox and the Star

Readers who love graphics may have come across some of the great classics of English-language literature, from Virginia Woolf to George Orwell, by way of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Herman Melville, in the special editions of Penguin Books. The covers of these cloth-bound books catch the eye with their symmetrical textures made up of silhouettes and lively colours. Coralie Bickford-Smith is the author of these re-editions and has herself created several new books. The Fox and the Star is a story that plunges us into a dark, dense forest where the only glimmer of light comes from a little star that guides our friend the fox. This is a fine example of how a children’s book can become a real collector’s item, with each page acquiring a life of its own with its rich textures and strong contrasts between the coloured elements and the black and white grounds. The Fox and the Star Coralie Bickford-Smith Penguin Random House UK (Particular Books), 2015