Microcosm Publishing Authors & Illustrators
Nikki McClure // Waiting for High Tide
“In 1996 I made my first papercut for the book, Apple. I have been cutting ever since. I now split my time between making a yearly calendar and making children’s books. I become a full-time berry picker in the summer. That is, when I’m not watching birds, hanging out with moss, and swimming in the Salish Sea.I show my artwork at Land Gallery in Portland every November, as well as shows internationally. I sometimes teach and I am always trying to learn how to do everything better.”
Raleigh Briggs // Make Your Place
“Raleigh Brigs is the best-selling author of Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills, and several DIY zines. She lives with her husband and two needy cats in Seattle, WA.”
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Microcosm Publishing. Meet Nikki McClure.
In lilting prose and evocative papercut art, Nikki McClure tells the story of one young boy spending a perfect summer day at the beach with his family. He scours the high tide line for treasures, listens to the swizzling sound of barnacles, and practices walking the plank. But mostly he waits for high tide. Then he'll be able to swim and dive off the log raft his family is building. While he waits, sea birds and other creatures mirror the family's behaviors: building and hunting, wading and eating. At long last the tide arrives, and human and animal alike savor the water.
48 pages
Hardcover
Perfect for babies to 8-year-olds