Victoria Clothier is a Bristol born and bred artist who has her own dedicated pitch inside St Nicholas markets where she sells a range of paintings and greetings cards of Bristol scenes. This is her first children's book and she has written it about what she loves, her family, whom the characters are based on, and her city.

"Clothier's first children's book resonates with warmth and truly feels like a labour of love. The illustrations are serenely beautiful and are filled with touching details which situate the story clearly in Bristol. The story is simple yet touching and will easily resonate and enrapture children and provide an engaging, yet soothing bedtime read." -- (Review by Syd Bird)

'Arcadia utilises its form to deliver a stunning book for children. There is a rhythm to Odiri Ighamre-Aiken’s writing that is perfect for reading aloud, to deliver its message of protecting the environment while inviting children to join in the reading process. There is a curiosity and faith in this story that are in tandem with one another that empowers the reader to ask their own questions and express their own thoughts on the story as it unfolds. Paired with Judith Elliot’s illustrations that are rich with colour and life, the child reader can easily pore over each image and name everything they can see, to ask questions and embed the message with more ease. I could feel the true hurt of the environment, it’s impossible not to respond with empathy as the spirits sing of both the beauty and the wounds within nature.'- Elsie Elder