animals
Ekaterina Trukhan – Baby Faces Series
Introducing a stunning series of lift-the-flap board books illustrated by Ekaterina!
One thing’s for sure – babies love mirrors! This cheerful new series from Nosy Crow aims to enhance early mirror play as very young children will enjoy revealing their own face on every page. Featuring sturdy card flaps of friendly animal faces which are easy for even the littlest of hands to grab.
Ekaterina Trukhan – Whose Ears / Whose Feet?
Lots of fun to be had in matching the body part to the right animal in ‘Whose Ears?’, ‘Whose Feet?’, a fun new series illustrated by Ekaterina for Boxer Books.
Victoria Stebleva – Animal Hotel
Chaos & mayhem break out at ‘Animal Hotel’, a fast-paced new middle grade adventure illustrated by Victoria Stebleva.
Tanya Emelyanova – 123 Counting Book
This cute & cheerful book illustrated by Tanya will help toddlers practise counting their counting and number skills.
Tanya’s inspiration for the artwork came from a childhood spent at her Grandma’s village house where there were lots of animals, including pigs, chicken, geese, cats, dogs, horses, cows, rabbits, turkeys, sheep and bees.
Freya Hartas – Board Game
Build first literacy and sequencing skills with this seasonal matching and memory board game illustrated by Freya Hartas.
Players take it in turns to flip over tiles showing seasonal things, from rabbits in spring to ice creams in summer, squirrels in autumn to hot chocolate in winter. If they match the pictures on their nature hunt list, they add it to their card. The winner is the first player to fill their card with all the items on the list and complete the nature hunt!
‘Let’s Go on a Nature Hunt’ is published by Magic Cat.
Sam Caldwell – Weird, Wild, Amazing! Desert
Are zombie ants real?
How high can an armadillo jump?
What’s it like to wrestle a python?
Packed with vibrant illustrations by Sam Caldwell, ‘Weird, Wild, Amazing! Desert’ teaches readers to cherish and delight in our planet’s ecosystems. Internationally renowned author and scientist Tim Flannery explores Earth’s deserts and grasslands and the extraordinary animals that live in them.
Available now from Norton Young Readers.
Carmen Saldana – Little Lion (Really Wild Families)
Little Lion is a fact-filled picture book story based on the everyday adventures of a Lion Cub and their WILD family.
Illustrated by Carmen Saldana, this charming book from QED Publishing helps children learn what different members of the lion family get up to, and how the fun and games of a little lion help them develop the vital survival skills they will need to use later on in life.
Freya Hartas – Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball
Grand Old Oak is Bear’s favourite tree in the woodland. So when Bear learns that Oak is five hundred years old, he decides to plan an extra-special birthday ball.
In this first storybook of poetry illustrated by Freya Hartas, join Bear and his friends through the seasons as they prepare a magical birthday party, with lots of things to spot along the way. Published by Magic Cat this April.
Elisa Ferro – First Animals
Discover all kinds of amazing animals, from elephants to beetles in this playful book illustrated by Elisa Ferro for Usborne, available this April.
Nicola Slater – Poppik
Nicola had great fun creating this giant festival poster featuring a host of amusing animal characters for French sticker brand, Poppik!
