A follow up to A Natural History of Fairies, this scrapbook compendium offers a window into the Natural History of Magick. Over his lifetime, the botanist Professor Gessner has discovered something astounding - not only does magic exist, it is all around us, in the sunshine, in the changing of the seasons, in the plants and air around us. This book compiles all his findings including how to read the signs of magic in the plants and natural fabric of our world and how channel magic ourselves. Children will be transfixed by his detailed discoveries all noted down in exquisite and beautifully illustrated detail. 

Poppy David is a writer based in London. After a childhood spent in deep dark West Country, she graduated from Oxford Brookes in 2011 and from The Courtauld Institute of Art in 2012, with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Art History. This led her initially to Christie’s auction house, and then to research for arts publisher Thames & Hudson. She is currently working on her debut middle-grade novel.

Jessica Roux is a Nashville-based illustrator and plant and animal enthusiast. She loves exploring in her own backyard and being surrounded by an abundance of nature. Using subdued colors and rhythmic shapes, she renders flora, fauna, food, and many other things with intricate detail reminiscent of old world beauty. Her first book with Frances Lincoln was A Natural History of Fairies (September 2020).