A Natural History of Magical Beasts by Emily Hawkins & Jessica Roux ~ Review

One of my favourite series has created another gorgeous edition in time for Christmas. A Natural History of Magical Beasts is perfect for readers (adults and children alike) who love magic and fantasty. Featuring a gold-foil-embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with beautiful illustrations and precise notes detailing the secret lives of magical beasts.

Following on from A Natural History of Fairies, A Natural History of Magick and A Natural History of Mermaids, this vintage notebook is feels like a secret manual to magical creatures that will keep you entertained for hours. Tales of magical creatures have been told across the world for generations… but are these stories merely flights of fancy, or is there any truth to the legends of unicorns and dragons, centaurs and griffins?

Presented as the notebook of a 1920s zoologist, this exquisite guide reveals the hidden world of the magical beasts that live among us. Within these pages we meet bizarre and beautiful creatures from around the globe, discovering their habits, habitats and the legends surrounding them as well as learn about the anatomy of a unicorn, the life cycle of a phoenix, incredible dragon courtship dances and much more in this ultimate guide to magical creatures.

Published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 7 September 2023