Peter Wohlleben drew on decades of experience as a forester and a series of groundbreaking scientific discoveries for this eye-opening book, one of the first to introduce to a wide audience the idea of trees as social beings, communicating and supporting each other, trees as wondrous organisms as complex as any animal. The book completely changed our view of the woodland world. Wohlleben has wise words for those entering a forest: ‘Slow down, breathe deep and look around’, and our design perfectly reflects that approach. We've made a beautiful book, tactile and simple, with a natural feel. The endpapers are printed with a subtle design of willow leaves, and the slipcase has a textured, grainy feel. Dina Brodsky's closely observed and finely detailed drawings of trees are drawn from life and portray them as both mysterious and majestic.