The Land of Nod
Age 3+
Picture Books
But every night I go abroad,
Afar into the land of nod...
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic children’s poem about dreamland, as narrated by a convalescing young boy, is given new life in this wonderfully illustrated book. Accompanied by Robert Hunter’s bold and beautiful illustrations, this picture book will bring the beloved Scottish author’s work to a whole new generation of young readers.
Creators
Robert Louis Stevenson was a British novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses.
Robert Hunter is a London based illustrator. Working on a range of projects in both print and moving image, he is keen to keep applying his work to new disciplines. Robert currently works from Lighthouse Studios in East London and is signed to Blink art. Selected clients include the New York Times, The Guardian, and the V&A.
Reviews
Deliberate, ethereal and playful, Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic poem of childhood is given new meaning in the details of the illustrations.
Wandering Bookseller
Robert Louis Stevenson’s short meditation on the nature of dreamland, from his 1885 collection “A Child’s Garden of Verses,” returns in a striking stand-alone picture book: The Land of Nod. Here the lines of Stevenson’s poem are set amid dramatic, color-saturated illustrations by Robert Frank Hunter.
Wall Street Journal
