Books for little explorers

This bright board book introduces babies and toddlers to the wonderful world around them.

Can you help baby chick get home? A fantastic interactive board book with gorgeous illustrations of spring scenes and animals. Perfect for toddler hands. 

This beautiful book celebrates the world we live in: there are LOTS of people, places, landscapes and cultures to see. Marc Martin’s illustrations capture the spirit of every place and culture, igniting the travelling bug for young explorers.

Pete the badger likes to keep everything neat and tidy, but his over-zealous cleaning begins to have a damaging impact on the forest. This entertaining picture book, with its rich illustrations, carries an important environmental message.

A little boy watches the children on his street playing together, but he’s too shy to say hello! A lovely tale about having the courage to leap into the unknown to make friends.

Rhyming text and warm illustrations create an uplifting tale that celebrates the joys and pleasures of growing not just food and flowers, but also friendships and communities.

Errol loves gardening, but he doesn’t have a garden. Then he comes up with a creative solution, thanks to the discovery of a disused area at the top of his apartment block. A heartwarming book with universal appeal that’s a delight, from beginning to end. 

Nicola Davies’ books are full of lovely details about nature, and in this book, she has deftly woven a story about a child recovering from illness into a story about how we can also help revive butterflies, a species that are under threat.

An energetic, fun introduction to different types of weather, using rhyme and vibrant, bright illustrations.

Sam Usher’s beautiful picture book starts off as a story about an exciting everyday life kind of event: getting a pet is a big part of anyone’s childhood. Yet what starts as a new pet story changes unexpectedly into something much more fantastical and dreamy.

Emily is playing in the forest when she sees a boy watching her from a grand house. She invites him to play, but his mother refuses – will Emily be able to convince him to face his fears and come outside? A sophisticated, skilful picture book.

From lavender to sunflowers and daffodils to orchids, discover a bouquet of short poems celebrating different flower species.