Books about animals for toddlers

Everyone knows that owls are nocturnal but one curious little owl decides to take a long nap at night so she can stay awake during the day.

Follow the cartoon-style adventures of two monkeys. One of them has a banana and the other one wants it – but what is the magic word?

First days at nursery can be really hard for little ones and grown-ups. What Does The Crocodile Say? is a wonderful and emotive picture book that manages to express all the anxieties, along with a happy reassurance that nursery is actually quite fun.

Frog has had enough of being sat on. This time, dogs will not sit on frogs – they will sit on logs, which is where they belong. Cats will sit on gnats, bears will sit on stairs and whales will sit on nails. This a side-splitting book, which is great for sharing.

Little crocodile doesn’t like water. It’s cold. It’s wet. It’s embarrassing.

Noi finds a baby whale washed up on the beach after a storm and decides to take it home to care for it.

Leonard is a gentle lion: just because you’re a lion doesn’t mean that you have to roar. A book about ignoring the aggressive voices in our society and lending an ear to our quieter thoughts, this is a warm and reassuring story. 

Sunny lives on an arid plain with his extensive and loving meerkat family; they work together, play together and together do their best to stay away from jackals!

A welcome re-publication of Foreman’s timeless and evocative account of a boy’s relationship with life and death.