Time Runs Like A River

Time runs like a river, never resting, moving steadily on. But if we notice how different each minute can be, we can appreciate them before they are gone.

Rivers can be fast-flowing or still, raging or calm, just like us. This lyrical picture book from the award-winning artist Emma Carlisle explores the concepts of time and change through the ebb and flow of a river.

From the fleeting flash of a kingfisher to slow grinding of pebbles, this beautiful book encourages readers to notice the big and small things happening in nature, as well as reflecting on things which have come and gone, and those yet to be enjoyed.

With themes of mindfulness and nature, the book also includes non-fiction spreads at the back of the book which can be shared with children.

Author Biography

Emma Carlisle (Author, Illustrator)
Emma Carlisle is a highly acclaimed illustrator and artist, living in Plymouth, UK. She graduated in 2011 from University of Plymouth with a First Class Hons in Illustration, and in 2014 from the Cambridge School of Art with an MA in Children’s Book Illustration. She is also a lecturer in Children’s Illustration at the University of Plymouth.

In 2022, Emma’s book What Do You See When You Look At A Tree? was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Prize. In 2015, her first book Lion Practice was nominated for the Kate Greenaway and the Klaus Flugge Prize. In 2013, Emma was also Highly Commended for the Macmillan Book Prize.