The Wonders of Nature- Ben Hoare Illustrated by Angela Rizza & Daniel Long

This has got to be one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever seen, and I adore special hardback editions of books. This is not only hardback in a gorgeous mulberry colour, not only illuminated title but the gorgeous gold metal undulates over the cover, sprayed edges and spine as the ink of line drawings …

#20BooksOfSummer 9: The Girl Of Ink and Stars – Kiran Millwood-Hargrave

#20BooksOfSummer is an annual event hosted by Cathy Brown of 746 Books and runs from 3rd June until 3rd September With the aim to clearing a target of 5, 10 or 20 books from your TBR but with very relaxed and fun rules. Here is my joining post & List! This is not my first …

Milton the Mighty- Emma Read Illustrated by Alex G Griffiths

This is such an adorable tale about being brave, conservation, overcoming fear and respecting nature. Emma Read has written an amazing book with super cute not at all scary illustrations by Alex G Griffiths that may even prompt you to consider posting your own #NotScaredOfSpiders reasons. Milton is a false widow spider who has lived …

Heatwave! Books for a Day at the Seaside

Ok here in the UK it's set to be a scorcher over the next few days which means many will be heading to the beach or a coastal area this weekend, and this will continue as we head into the summer holidays. So I have put together a capsule collection of new books to accompany …

Notable Non-Fiction: RHS Lets Get Gardening: 30 Easy Projects for Children

✔️30 Days Wild- Gardening Books ✔️30 Days Wild- Outdoor Activities Books ✔️30 Days Wild- Wildlife Gardening ✔️30 Days Wild- Gardening This is a real team effort from DK Books and the Royal Horticultural Society looking to inspire children out into the garden and to reuse and recycle in the garden breathing new life into recyclables, …

The Secret Summer-Ali Standish

The Secret Summer is a wistful story, not necessarily coming of age but coming of truth story about families and how we fit into them. It has hints of nostalgic stories, a dash of classic Judy Blume, a sprinkle of folk stories, fables and legends it’s a gorgeous story about storytelling, the ones we tell …

A Home on the River -Peter Bently & Charles Fuge

✔️ 30 Days Wild - Nature themed Picture BooksThis is a gorgeously illustrated beautiful story about finding a way to live symbiotically and harmoniously with others and nature. Apparently this is part of a series,we would definitely check these out too. Bramble the Badger wants to water his garden but there is no water, there …