Wildspeak

"Lovers of nature and language will be inspired by this inventive foray into word creation." -- School Library Journal, STARRED review

Two young girls take a nature walk with their mother, making up their own words for the sights and sounds of the wild. Includes glossary.

Sangma Francis was born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Her childhood was spent in Hanoi and then Moretonhampstead, a small town on the high moors of Devon. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths University of the Arts, London, and now lives in Berlin.

Lexi Vangsnes was raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She has created illustrations for the American Library in Paris, Seymour magazine, Join the Dots, Phileas &Autobule, Erratum, and Filler. She lives in Paris.