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Wild Beings

Dorien Brouwers

We are curious, strong, and fierce / We are creators, explorers, and seekers / We can climb, leap and run… We are WILD. This gloriously illustrated gift book for all ages is an ode to the kindred spirits of children and animals. With socio-emotional themes woven throughout, Wild Beings celebrates our universal and unbreakable bonds […]

Animals, Bravery, Emotion/ Feelings, Empathy, Environment/Climate Change, Inspirational, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

Fleas Seeks Dog

Nathan Reed & Will Mabbitt

Flea’s got itchy feet! It’s time to find a new dog to call home. But, try as he might, none of the dogs he meets are quite right. From the too loud and too cheeky to the too-frequently-leaky, Flea soon realises that finding the perfect companion can be tricky. Will Flea ever find the perfect […]

Animals, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Sail

Dorien Brouwers

Out at sea anything can happen: whether trials or triumphs, there are infinite possibilities to explore once we leave the shore. And what lies under the water’s surface, in the darkest depths, can often lead to the most beautiful discoveries. With her gentle wisdom and dynamic art that will sweep you away, remarkable debut talent […]

Environment/Climate Change, Fiction, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Nature/ Outdoors, Personal/social issues, Water

AGES: 3-7

What Did the Tree See?

Charlotte Guillain & Sam Usher

Told in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of an oak tree on a hilltop as it witnesses life changing around it over the course of hundreds of years. From the time when hunters chased deer through the woodland, to when trees were cleared for farmland, to the smog and […]

Historical, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

The Lumberjack’s Beard

Duncan Beedie

Every day, Jim Hickory the lumberjack heads into the forest with his trusty axe and chops down trees. Unfortunately, all sorts of creatures lose their homes in the process, so Jim gives them a home in his beard – until one day it all just gets too much. Time for Jim to come up with […]

Animals, Family, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Clean Up!

Dapo Adeola & Nathan Bryon

Rocket is SO EXCITED because her, her mum and her brother Jamal are going to visit her Grammy and Grampy in the Caribbean. Even more excitingly, Rocket’s grandparents run whale watching tours and have an animal sanctuary at the back of their house. It’s brilliant finally seeing Grammy and Grampy – Grammy is a pretty […]

Animals, Environment/Climate Change, Family, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books, Science Fiction, Water

AGES: 3-7

A First Book of Sea

Nicola Davies

A spellbinding collection of poems about the oceans of the world and their shores. With this book, children can swim alongside dolphins and flying fish, pore over rockpools and sail from pole to pole and back, learning about everything from phosphorescence and plankton to manta rays and puffins – all in the comfort of their […]

Nature/ Outdoors, Poetry, Water

AGES: 3-7

The Elephant’s Garden

Jane Ray

A humorous fantasy story of greed set in a small Indian village, stunningly illustrated and retold by award-winning artist Jane Ray. Jasmine’s garden has the most delicious fruit in the village–but someone is eating all her beautiful apples and apricots, kiwis and kumquats, papayas and peaches. Determined to discover the thief’s identity, Jasmine waits . […]

Adventure, Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Food, Magic, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Hummingbird

Jane Ray & Nicola Davies

From Nicola Davies, one of the UK’s finest non-fiction writers, and from Jane Ray, one of the UK’s finest illustrators, comes and exquisite Nature Storybook about … hummingbirds! A hummingbird is smaller than your thumb and weighs less than a 20 pence piece – however you measure it, it’s tiny. But every spring, hummingbirds that […]

Animals, Fiction, Nature/ Outdoors

AGES: 7-10

A First Book of Nature

Mark Hearld & Nicola Davies

From beachcombing to stargazing, from watching squirrels, ducks and worms to making berry crumble or a winter bird feast, this is a remarkable book – part poetry, part scrapbook of recipes, facts and fragments – and a glorious reminder that the natural world is on our doorstep waiting to be discovered. Mark Hearld’s pictures beautifully […]

Nature/ Outdoors, Non-fiction, Picture Books, Poetry

The Boy Who Loved Everyone

Jane Porter

“I love you,” Dimitri tells everyone, from his friends at nursery to the big tree in the playground. But why does no one say it back? Dimitri worries no one loves him – until he finds out there are lots of different ways love can spread through the world. A touching and uplifting story, […]

Friendship, Love, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Mouse & Mole

James Mayhew

What will Mouse and Mole find to do tomorrow? They set out their plan: a picnic of cheese and cucumber sandwiches if it is a fine day, or roasted chestnuts and toasted muffins in front of an apple wood fire if it is wild and wintry. But what will they do if it is an […]

Adventure, Animals, Fiction, Friendship, Funny, Nature/ Outdoors

AGES: 3-7

Wolf Brother

Michelle Paver

Six thousand years ago. Evil stalks the land. Only twelve-year-old Torak and his wolf-cub companion can defeat it. Their journey together takes them through deep forests, across giant glaciers, and into dangers they never imagined. In this page-turning, original, and spectacularly told adventure story, Torak and Wolf are joined by an incredible cast of characters […]

Adventure, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Identity, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Survival

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Monkey and the Little One

Claire Alexander

From the author of ‘Back to Front and Upside Down’ and ‘Lucy and the Bully’ comes a beautiful story of love and friendship. Monkey lived all alone in the jungle. He liked it that way. Monkey lives a quiet life, alone in the jungle. At least, he does until a visitor arrives and spoils his peace. […]

Animals, Fiction, Friendship, Nature/ Outdoors

AGES: 3-7

Elephant in My Kitchen

Smriti Prasadam-Halls

What would you do if there was an elephant in your kitchen? Or a gorilla in your bedroom? Or a tiger in your toilet? A funny, silly and hugely topical picture book, with an unexpected twist ending. Perfect for introducing little ones to the issues affecting our planet in an accessible way.

Adventure, Animals, Fiction, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Under the Great Plum Tree

Sufiya Ahmed

An unlikely friendship between Miss Bandari and Mr Magarmach forms when the pair meet under the great plum tree, deep in the heart of India. Mr Magarmach is old and his hunting days are over but Miss Bandari loves hearing his stories as they munch plums together. One day their friendship is tested but with […]

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Folklore & Folk Tales, Friendship, Jungle, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

Island

Chris Riddell & Nicky Singer

Urban teenager Cameron arrives on an uninhabited Arctic Island. He’s prepared for ice and storms and, stripped of his smart technology, possibly boredom. But he’s not prepared for 24-hour daylight and erupting graves! At first Cameron believes the explanations of his research scientist mother. But, as the island reveals itself to him, he begins to […]

Animals, Environment/Climate Change, Faith/ Culture, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Friendship, Historical, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Travel

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

The Skies Above My Eyes

Charlotte Guillain & Yuval Zommer

Have you ever looked up and wondered what’s going on high up in the skies above your eyes? Take a journey up into the air, through the atmosphere, way out into space and back down to Earth in this richly illustrated concertina book. Zoom past the technology that fills our skies, from helicopters, fighter jets, weather […]

Nature/ Outdoors, Non-fiction, Picture Books, Space/ Rockets

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

The Big Book Of Birds

Yuval Zommer

Why is a flamingo pink? Can a parrot talk? Is a bald eagle really bald? This follow-up to the hugely successful The Big Book of Bugs, The Big Book of Beasts and The Big Book of the Blue answers these questions and many more. It opens with introductory spreads explaining how to recognize different bird […]

Animals, Nature/ Outdoors, Non-fiction, Picture Books, Waddesdon Manor

AGES: 7-10

Kings of the Castle

Victoria Turnbull

George didn’t want to waste the night moonbathing. He wanted to build a sandcastle that would turn any monster green eyed with envy. But when George meets the strangest creature he has ever seen, the night takes an unexpected turn. A starlight story of adventure and imagination from the creator of The Sea Tiger.

Adventure, Animals, Communication, Fiction, Friendship, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Astro Girl

Ken Wilson-Max

Astrid has always loved the stars and space. “I want to be an astronaut!” she says. While Mama is away, Papa and Astrid have fun acting out the challenges an astronaut faces on a space mission – eating food from a tube, doing science experiments, living and sleeping in near-zero gravity. Astrid can do it […]

Adventure, Fiction, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books, Space/ Rockets

AGES: 3-7

Tad

Benji Davies

Meet Tad. She’s the smallest tadpole in a big pond, and lives there with all her tadbrothers and tadsisters. Although something else lives there too… BIG BLUB! And when everyone else starts to disappear, Tad starts to wonder if Big Blub will get her too… Or is everyone else going somewhere else; somewhere better? And […]

Animals, Fiction, Identity, Natural History Museum, Tring, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books, School/ Learning

AGES: 3-7

Troll Swap

Leigh Hodgkinson

Timothy Limpet feels out of place in his troll family. He likes things to be just so, and most trolls, frankly, don’t. Tabitha Lumpit likes things to be loud, loopy, and messy, and she feels like a fish out of water in her very neat family. Sometimes they wonder if their families really see them […]

Animals, Fiction, Funny, Monsters, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

The Street Beneath My Feet

Charlotte Guillain & Yuval Zommer

When you re walking along the city streets there s always so much to see and hear. But do you ever stop and look down? Have you ever wondered what s going on deep in the ground under your feet? What about in the countryside? What goes on underground there? Starting in the city, take […]

City, Nature/ Outdoors, Non-fiction, Picture Books, Water

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

The Legend of Robin Hood

Michaela Morgan

The Legend of Robin Hood describes how Robin Hood became an outlaw, formed his band of Merry Men and met Maid Marion.

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Folklore & Folk Tales, Friendship, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Romantic

AGES: 10-12

Star Girl

Karin Littlewood

Gracie had a star. Every night it shone for her outside her bedroom window. You re my special star, she whispered. But every morning, as dawn breaks, Gracie s star fades from the sky. So one sparkling night Gracie climbs the tallest tree and gently takes her star out of the sky. Now she will […]

Adventure, Fiction, Nature/ Outdoors

AGES: 3-7

Pawen Lawen

Casia William

A collection of poetry relating to nature.

Nature/ Outdoors, Poetry, Welsh

AGES: 7-10

Kiki and Bobo’s Sunny Day

Yasmeen Ismail

A charming lift-the-flap story book for very young children starring the delightful Kiki and Bobo. Join bouncy Kiki and shy Bobo for a day at the seaside in this charming lift-the-flap story, perfect for very young children. Kiki can’t wait to get to the beach and swim in the sea. But why isn’t Bobo […]

Adventure, Fiction, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books, Water

AGES: 3-7

Kiki and Bobo’s Birthday Surprise

Yasmeen Ismail

A hilarious lift-the-flap story book for very young children starring the delightful Kiki and Bobo. Meet Kiki and Bobo, the lively stars of this hilarious lift-the-flap story, perfect for very young children, about a very special day. Bobo knows today is special. So does Kiki. Both are planning a secret surprise party. But who […]

Celebration, Fiction, Friendship, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books, Water

AGES: 3-7

If All the World Were…

Joseph Coelho

A moving, lyrical picture book about a young girl’s love for her granddad and how she copes when he dies, written by poet and playwright Joseph Coelho. This beautifully illustrated, powerful and ultimately uplifting text is the ideal way to introduce children to the concept of death and dying, particularly children who have lost […]

Creating art/ Imagination, Family, Grief/Loss, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Corey’s Rock

Sita Brahmachari

Ten-year-old Isla has moved from Edinburgh to the Orkney Islands with her parents, to start a new life after the death of Isla’s beloved young brother. Many strands are woven into this deceptively simple story and Jane Ray’s illustrations capture the beauty of the island landscape and integrate it perfectly with the atmosphere and rich texture of […]

Emotion/ Feelings, Family, Fiction, Grief/Loss, Nature/ Outdoors

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

The Secret of Nightingale Wood

Lucy Strange

1919. Henry has moved to the countryside with her parents and her baby sister, Piglet – all still scarred by the death of her brother. Alone in her head, she begins to explore her surroundings, encouraged by her only friends – characters from her favourite books. Nobody much notices when she wanders into the woods at the bottom of the garden and meets Moth, a striking witch-like woman. Together […]

Family, Grief/Loss, Historical Fiction, Magic, Nature/ Outdoors, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

The Little Gardener

Emily Hughes

There was once a little gardener and his garden meant everything to him. He worked hard, very hard, but he was just too little (or at least he felt he was). In this gentle, beautiful tale, Emily Hughes, the celebrated author of Wild, departs from the larger than life Wild-girl of her debut to pursue […]

Magic, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books, School/ Learning, Surreal

AGES: 3-7

Just Ducks

Salvatore Rubbino

What do you know about ducks? I bet you know that they quack … a lot! Well, discover much more in this book that’s all about, well, just ducks! Learn all about which is a boy duck and which is a girl, why some quack louder and others softer. Find out what they eat when […]

Animals, Nature/ Outdoors, Non-fiction, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Nimesh the Adventurer

Mehrdokht Amini

A fun-filled story about a little boy with a BIG imagination.

Adventure, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books, Travel

AGES: 3-7

Little Monkey

Marta Altés

It's hard being a little monkey in a big troop, in an even bigger jungle

Adventure, Animals, Funny, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

The Big Book of Bugs

Yuval Zommer

From moths and beetles to worms and spiders, the world is crawling with fascinating bugs.

Adventure, Animals, Natural History Museum, Tring, Nature/ Outdoors, Non-fiction, Picture Books, Waddesdon Manor

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club

Alex Bell

It sounded like a respectable and worthy enough death for an explorer – tumbling from an ice bridge to be impaled upon a mammoth tusk – but Stella really, really didn’t want that to happen, just the same.

Adventure, Fantasy, Nature/ Outdoors, Travel

AGES: 7-10

Little Red

Bethan Woollvin

A traditional tale with an unexpected twist!

Adventure, Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Nature/ Outdoors

AGES: 3-7

Sky Song

Abi Elphinstone

Once an adventure digs its claws in, there is not an awful lot you can do about it. Especially when magic is involved . . .

Adventure, Fantasy, Magic, Nature/ Outdoors

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Tiny: The Invisible World of Microbes

Nicola Davies

This exciting non-fiction picture book introduces young readers to the wondrous (and invisible) world of microbes.

Animals, Nature/ Outdoors, Non-fiction, Picture Books

AGES: 7-10

The Promise

Nicola Davies

A picture book of great beauty and hope about the power we have to transform our world.

City, Empathy, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

Blue Penguin

Petr Horacek

A heat-warming fable about a friendship and belonging from the award-winning illustrator Petr Horacek.

Animals, Bullying, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Can You Say It Too? Brrr Brrr

Sebastien Braun

Can You Say It Too?

Animals, Nature/ Outdoors, Non-fiction, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Where Monsters Lie

Polly Ho-Yen

Are there monsters lurking in the loch..?

Fiction, Magic, Monsters, Mystery/murder, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Spooky/Scary

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 7-10