Nature and animal stories Books

Age range 3 to 6After Grandpa dies, a girl and her mother take the trip he had planned for her, kayaking along the Pacific west coast to look for the whales that he loved.The trip will do them good, Mom says, but the girl isn't sure. How can that be true...

New from Mayo Clinic Press Kids' Helping Paws Academy series, Cricket Helps Out follows a facility dog who helps a child with appendicitis.This inviting chapter book series explores health topics through the friendly lens of facility dogs. Follow an...

Christmas thought her ADHD was a liability. Turns out, it is a superpower. Seventeen-year-old Christmas Miller is looking forward to a summer of sunbathing and waterskiing at her home in Sweet Lake with Lexi, the one friend who gets her completely, ADHD...

New from Mayo Clinic Press Kids' Helping Paws Academy series, Lumos Helps with Healing follows a facility dog who helps a child with a broken arm.Lumos, an adorable facility dog, brings comfort to a child who broke her arm, with strong messages of...

New from Mayo Clinic Press Kids' Helping Paws Academy series, Dash Can Do It follows a facility dog who helps a child with diabetes.This inviting chapter book series explores health topics through the friendly lens of facility dogs. Follow an adorable...

The Backyard's other main characters are Tigress, a quiet sister cat but is vocal when she needs to be. Mr. Thomas is a savvy feral cat. The cats provide a positive lesson on being yourself and how others may try to influence you.

Age range 2 to 6In this story in the Cat and Friends series of full-colour board books, Cat and his friends enjoy making music together, until Bear needs to take a nap. But when Bear starts to snore, Cat can't help tapping his drum, and his...

Age range 2 to 6In this story in the Cat and Friends series of full-colour board books, Cat has fun flying his kite, but when the kite gets stuck in a tree, how will Cat get it down? Luckily, a very tall friend comes along just in time! Bold...

Age range 2 to 6Cat overcomes fear and makes a new friend; with simple rhyming text and bold illustrations for young readers.In this story in the Cat and Friends series of full-colour board books, a dinosaur wants to play, but Cat is too scared! Cat runs...

Age range 1+Cat loses a shoe and goes searching for it with Bird; with bold illustrations and simple text young children.Cat has one shoe, but where is the other? Cat and Bird go searching for Cat's missing shoe. With colorful, simple...

Age range 1+Rhyming board book with Cat, who rides his skateboard past many animals. Incorporates animal sounds.Cat loves to ride his skateboard so much he rides past everyone, a goose, a duck, a frog, and more. With colorful, simple illustrations and...

Age range 1+Cat's new hat has blown away in the wind; with bold, colourful characters and simple text for young children.Cat has a new hat, but the wind has other plans. Cat rides his skateboard past various animals in search of his new hat. With...

Age range 1+Cat goes for an adventurous swim, with bold illustrations and simple text for young children and beginner readers.Cat is hot, so he goes for a swim that becomes quite the deep-sea adventure! Bold illustrations and simple rhyming text enable...

Age range 6 to 12The second book in the all-new Glitch Force series for Minecrafters!The Glitch Force: Three kids interested in Minecraft. There's Duncan, a genius redstoner, Miranda, a sharpshooter with encyclopedic knowledge of Minecraft, and Zed, an...

This delightful storybook by the incomparable d'Aulaires, based on a poem by Hans Christian Andersen, will charm a whole new generation of little readersDon't count your chickens before they hatch, as the saying goes-but what about counting your eggs?! A...

Age range 3 to 6There's room for everyone here!A picture book about tolerance and sharing.The deer have discovered a secret place while on a roadtrip in their chic convertible.And of course they want it all to themselves!But soon,more and more...

Kalak vive con su familia en la parte del mundo donde los nidos son viejos, los tejados estn destruidos, el suelo est seco y nunca hay suficiente comida. Un da deciden abandonar todo y volar hacia otro lugar. El viaje de Kalak ayuda a los lectores a...

Age range 1+Pig searches her home for her lost hat in this bold, colourful board book for emerging readers.Pig wants to play in the snow, but she can't find her hat. So, she searches her home to find it. This book is part of The Adventures of...

Age range 3-5When a boy receives an invitation in the mail from Kuma-Kuma Chan, a friendly bear who lives far away, he travels by train, bus, and finally on foot to reach Kuma-Kuma Chan's home. Kuma-Kuma Chan welcomes him and serves tea. Even...

Age range 3-5This lovingly rendered, meditative book on friendship is sure to find a permanent place on the bedside table With sparse text and a deceptively simple, beautiful design, author/illustrator Kazue Takahashi brings to life the world of...

Hedgehog and Rabbit were in the garden. Rabbit was eating cabbages, and Hedgehog was looking for snails. A drop of water falls on Hedgehog and Rabbit and the whole sky turns gray. What's going on? Who's thrown water at them? Will the hens know? Perhaps...

Being part of a flockis easy, you just have to do what the others do. But when Sheep Four decidesnot to follow the others, how will Mike, the boy counting sheep, get to sleep?Being a sheep is easy. All they have to do is graze, snooze and help people...

Ser parte de un rebao es fcil, solo hay que hacer lo que hace el resto. Pero la oveja Cuatro se aburre y decide no seguir a las dems. Podr dormir Miguel, el nio que las cuenta al irse a la cama?*Libro seleccionado por New York Public Library dentro de la...

Always pleasing others can sometimes have acost. After Raccoon Wants To Be First and Fox Tells a Lie, comes Squirrel Has Trouble Saying Noa book about learning to be assertive.It is Bear's birthday tomorrow and Squirrel would like to prepare some...

Always pleasing others can sometimes have a cost. After 'Raccoon Wants To Be First' and 'Fox Tells a Lie', comes 'Squirrel Has Trouble Saying No', a book about learning to be assertive. Tras Mapache quiere ser el primero y Zorro dice mentiras, llega...

A tender, beautifully illustrated story that captures the true heart of friendship.Mila, the seal, has found a special rock in the middle of the sea. One day, after a funny accident, she meets Charlie the seagull. The two become friends and together they...

A tender, beautifully illustrated story that captures the true heart of friendship. Una hermosa historia sobre el nacimiento de una amistad. Cuando la amistad es verdadera, se mantiene sin importar el tiempo que pase o las circunstancias.Mila, the seal,...

Wolf looks everywhere for Little Pig... in the tree, behind the rock, inside the house... What will happen when he finds Little Pig?

To impress his friends, Fox lies about knowing the superhero, Superturtle. As one lie leads to another, he no longer knows what to do. Will he finally tell the truth when his lies put Squirrel in danger? Zorro cuenta que conoce a SuperTortuga aunque ni...

With the first drops of rain, Zebra opens his colorful umbrella. He invites Gazelle, Rhinoceros, Elephant and Hare under so they don't get wet. Lion doesn't want to get wet either. Will there be room for everyone under Zebra's umbrella? With gentle text...

Age range 3 to 6Elephant has an exceptionally long trunk and Hippopotamus never tires of telling him that 'That's not normal!'.A laugh-out-loud story about differences, acceptance, kindness and friendship.A White Ravens...

A Spanish version of GoodnightEveryone from award winning, Chris Haughton, in which we say goodnight, orBuenas Noches to the animals in the forest. A perfect companion for a bedtime routine, children will enjoy thedifferent ways animals go to bed, and...

When elephants walk, they never bother to look down. Terrified of being crushed by giant feet, a group of mice have finally had enough! One day they come up with a plan. Could pepper be the solution to their problem? A delightful story of small creatures...

Age range 3 to 6Have you ever heard of the moonbow? It's a rarely occurring natural phenomenon. Its beauty is otherworldly, but legend says that if an animal gazes upon one...they become human! Mimbi the seal and Kipo the turtle live carefree...

Age range 3 to 6A beautiful story that asserts the right to freedom and the value of creativity, against the limitations and conventions we sometimes impose on ourselves. The day that Miss Dragonfly asked her pupils to draw an elephant, Ladybug surprised...

Childhood and old age go hand in hand in this beautiful poetic text.My neighbor Frankie is an old man who has lived many adventures. Mom says I shouldn't pay much attention to him because he's a grumpy grandfather who doesn't know what he's saying...

Age range 5 to 9The little girl of the forest embraces you, takes you by the hand, and invites you to immerse yourself in her magical world. The trees surround you. You walk in peace. The light filters through the leaves, in myriad green and ochre tones...

Cartas en el bosque es una entraable y sorprendente historia que va a emocionar a pequeos y mayores, porque muchas veces lo ms maravilloso se encuentra donde menos imaginamos. Each day, the old mailman faithfully delivers special letters to the forest...

Winner at the 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards "Bear wants to fly!" is the amazing news that has all of theforest animals talking. Some of them think it's impossible, but . . .why not give it a try? Bear Wants to Fly is an emotional tale about the...

Oso quiere volar es una emotiva historia que nos har reflexionar sobre las ventajas del trabajo en equipo y la importancia de luchar por los sueos, por imposibles que parezcan. Bear Wants to Fly is an emotional tale about the benefits of working as a...

Age range 3 to 8Moon knew it was unusual to see a green turtle. Out of all the sea turtles in the world, they were the species that was most at risk. "What is it Turtle? Why are you here?" The turtle beckoned, Come, with its strong...

Gold Medal Winner at the 2015 IPPY Awards In Cyparissus there is a little dog who gets lost in a park, a sleeping rabbit, a horse up in the clouds, and a bird setting off on a long, long journey. In Cyparissus there is Irene playing jump rope,...

A picture book with a cute teddy bear in the main role showing us that sometimes the truth is hidden deep down and you need to be patient to get it revealed."How lovely it is!" rejoiced the bear, on discovering a strange plant in his garden. Every day he...

Age range 6 to 9A picture book telling a story of a grandpa wearing pink trousers. Why is he doing that? Is he crazy? Or a hero? Sometimes quiet heroism can be more effective than a thousand grand gestures.The grandfather of our story isn't like other...

Selected as a 2023 Independent Press Award - Distinguished Favorite Enjoy the world of colorful birds as they chirp, cheep, and squawk throughout various short stories. Five different varieties of birds are used in the stories; each story focuses on the...

"We can help our meadows, too!" Grassy, flower-filled meadows are really pretty! It's oh-so tempting to hike and skip right through them. But meadows are actually fragile, and human footsteps and picnics can cause them harm-and then they cannot do their...

Age range 9 to 12Something is rotten in the state of Deadmark, but of course there is: it's filled with zombies.This brainy middle-grade adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet follows a young science-minded zombie named Edda as she deals...

Age range 6 to 9In this wondrous book by award-winning fantasy author Jane Yolen and award-winning fantasy illustrator Doug Keith, two children and a dog explore the coves and caves of a tiny island. Under the watchful eye of Grandpa, the kids are...