In true Nicola Penfold style, And Now We Run is an incredibly powerful story of self-belief, resilience and our responsibility for the environment. Told through three perspectives, what begins as a reflection on friendship and identity during the challenging primary to secondary school transition quickly transforms into a call for conservation, land management and respect… Continue reading And Now We Run by Nicola Penfold
The Littlest Puffling is another delightful animal story by Holly Webb, with internal illustrations by John Meiring and a cover illustration by David Dean. Emotional and inspiring, it explores blended families, discovering a new passion, and our shared responsibility to protect wildlife. Nine-year-old Alice is camping in Yorkshire with her family. Her stepdad, Tim, is… Continue reading The Littlest Puffling by Holly Webb & illustrated by John Meiring
Celebrating Spanish culture and multi-generational family, The Littlest Lemon explores love, comfort and learning new things. Arlo and Estée travel to the countryside in Mallorca to visit their abuela (grandmother). Little Estée is upset when she realises she's left her teddy at home. What will she do without him? Big brother Arlo has a solution.… Continue reading The Littlest Lemon by Lucy Noguera & illustrated by Dannii Summerfield
Enchanted Nature: Garden Birds is an attractive and engaging series of six decodable nonfiction books designed to support early reading and phonics learning. Each book focuses on a different British bird: chaffinch, dunnock, magpie, robin, song thrush and starling. Taking the reader through the year, each month is highlighted with accessible font and spacing to… Continue reading Enchanted Nature: Garden Birds by Caroline Petherbridge, Enchanted Place Publishing
April 2026 Perfect for fans of Ivy Newt, Autumn Moonbeam and Mirabelle, Wands Away: Spell Class is the second in a delightful four-book series following a group of young witches as they venture into their first days at school. The purple, black and white colour scheme is really engaging and brings an added warmth to… Continue reading Wands Away: Spell Class by Emma Farrarons
Storm Bird Magic is the fifth book in The Island Vet series by Gill Lewis which celebrates wildlife, nature and community. Tia lives on Gull Haven Island with her mum who is the local vet. There's excitement in the air as the most impressive ships arrive for The Tall Ships Race. Incredibly old and powered… Continue reading The Island Vet: Storm Bird Magic by Gill Lewis & Irina Avgustinovich
Mammoth Rider carried me away to the far north, blocking out everything else. This compelling environmental adventure is perfect for fans of Hannah Gold and Nicola Penfold. Ash lives at an arctic research centre with her dad. The Mammoth Arctic Conservation Trust have edited the genes in Asian Elephant DNA to create a winter-proof creature.… Continue reading Mammoth Rider by S.J. Poyton
Letters from the Upside is everything that is wonderful about Katya Balen's writing. Honest and heartfelt while revealing the healing power of nature, it takes readers on a journey of self-reflection and empathy building. This is an author who truly understands children, their struggles, their fears, their hopes and their dreams. She gets right to… Continue reading Letters from the Upside by Katya Balen
Swanfall is a gorgeous combination of folklore and friendship. I adored Sophie Kirtley's other books but this is her best yet! Alternating between a modern story of bird conservation, wetland management and the enchanting beauty of nature and strange writing found in a mysterious old book telling the story of three children who went missing… Continue reading Swanfall by Sophie Kirtley
Nature Heroes by Lily Dyu (Nosy Crow - June 2025) Nature Heroes is a fascinating collection of twenty biographies about significant individuals who work hard to protect our world. While some humans are destroying nature through their actions, these heroes are standing up to the threats facing plant Earth and inspiring others to do the… Continue reading Making Connections with Nature
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