When Jim the lumberjack chops down some animals’ homes, they find a new one – in his beard! Every day, lumberjack Jim Hickory heads into the forest with his trusty ax and chops down trees. Unfortunately, all sorts of creatures, including a bird, a porcupine, and a beaver, lose their homes in the process, so Jim gives them a home in his beard – until one day it all gets to be too much. Time for Jim to come up with a better solution! This funny story carries a green message.
This is a meaningful tale of making mistakes, trying to make things right again, and conservation, couched in the lighthearted tale of a lumberjack who loves flannel, limbering exercises, and tall stacks of pancakes with maple syrup. It's a fun story with a playful illustration style and is sure to become a favorite!
I am a freelance illustrator and children’s author based in Bristol, UK. I have been doodling and drawing since way back in the early 1980s, lying on my parents’ living room floor, grasping a felt tip in my clammy little fist, through to my current profession, grasping a Wacom stylus in my clammy little fist. So, not much has changed, although I no longer lie on the floor to draw. My debut picture book ‘The Bear Who Stared’ was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017, and my second book, ‘The Lumberjack’s Beard,’ was shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards in 2018. Other books include ‘The Last Chip’ and ‘Molly’s Moon Mission’ (due out in February 2019.)
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