Through the Magpie's Eyes

One stormy morning, in an enchanted forest, a shiny, bright object flies through the air and lands in the snow. Maggie the magpie cannot resist taking it back to her nest as decoration, but this turns out to be easier said than done! Follow Maggie on her journey to obtain this beautiful object, in which she ends up risking 'life and wing', as well as being challenged morally!

Nicola Ullrich was born in 1979 and grew up with her parents and twin sister in Buckinghamshire. She studied a master’s degree in English Literature and English Language at Edinburgh University and went on to become a solicitor at a commercial law firm in Birmingham. In 2010, she moved to Bavaria to live with her German husband and is now a full-time mum of three.

As a child, Nicola often wrote poetry and has composed many rhymes and songs for her children. Through the Magpie’s Eyes is Nicola’s first picture book and was inspired by her youngest daughter’s love of horses and all things magical.