The first title in the trilogy, Firefly, explores the power of hope in a world of shadows and darkness.
Written in lyrical text and accompanied by Hawker’s spellbindingly detailed engravings, the book follows a light-seeking child who one winter night discovers a meadow illuminated by glow-worms: “fallen constellations” that shine like stars among the grasses, setting fears to flight.
Enchanting to read aloud and exquisite to hold in the hand, this book will ignite wonder and hope in readers young and old alike.
Firefly will be followed by Owl and Wolf.
Robert Macfarlane is a best-selling, multi-award-winning author who is internationally renowned for his writing on nature, people and place. His work has been translated into thirty languages, won prizes around the world, and his books have been adapted for film, stage and music. Robert is a Fellow and Professor of Environmental Humanities at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Robert has been awarded the Wainwright Prize, E.M. Forster Award and the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for his collaboration with Jackie Morris. Macfarlane is also this year’s winner of the prestigious Thoreau Prize .
Luke Adam Hawker is an artist with a background in Architecture and Design. In 2021, Luke published his first book, Together and it quickly became a Sunday Times Best Seller, sold over 130,000 copies in eleven different languages. With a growing presence on social media, Luke has cultivated a loyal audience of over 500k followers.
“With intimate black-and-white illustrations and prose that reads like an incantation, this picture book seeks to banish the darkness of winter and summon the light of spring. Deep in the darkness of winter, a little girl must seek out, nurture, and protect every scrap of light and hope she can find to fight against the shadows—both real and metaphorical. Readers of all ages will be inspired to persevere through the winters of their lives, when light is scarce but worth fighting for.” – starred review by Danielle Ballantyne, Foreward Reviews
Extent: 32 pages
UK Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing, October 2025
Illustrations: B/W illustrations by Luke Adam Hawker
Primary agent: Jessica Woollard
Film/TV agent: DHA (Georgie Smith)
Co-Agents: Chinese - Bardon Chinese Media; Japanese - Tuttle Mori
Rights sold: Dutch (under offer)
