Protecting our planet

This delightful boardbook invites very young readers into a gentle woodland game of hide-and-seek with baby animals.

With this enchanting picturebook, Elizabeth Wathuti transforms her childhood connection with nature into a story about belonging, responsibility, and the power of one action. Opening with a seven-year-old girl planting her first tree, the narrative traces how a childhood act of care can grow into a lifelong commitment to protecting forests and communities.

One of the most beautifully designed books this reviewer has ever come across, Nature’s Dance combines design, artwork, and scientific research to celebrate ‘movement, cooperation, and the profound intelligence of the natural world.’

As part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, this inspiring biography introduces young readers to the remarkable life of Beatrix Potter. From her childhood in South Kensington sketching nature to self-publishing the timeless The Tale of Peter Rabbit, the book beautifully captures her journey of self-belief, perseverance, and boundless creativity.

This is an atmospheric and informative picturebook that explores the history, technology and human ingenuity behind the world’s lighthouses. Koomen’s lively prose propels her readers to sail the seven seas and encounter these marvellous beacons of light, from the fist century’s Roman Tower of Hercules to the twenty-first century’s automated lighthouses.

The Pumpkin Seed explores a sweet analogy between a newly blended family alongside the growth cycle of a pumpkin plant – a beautifully profound, yet simple concept.

Seo againn arís Éabha, laoch óg de bhunadh Inis Mara, agus í ag dul i ngleic le tubaiste mhillteanach eile. Cé go bhfuil seantaithí aici ar na bithiúnaigh santacha atá i ndiaidh theacht i dtír, beidh dúshlán roimpi stad a chur lena gcuid scéiméireachta. Ach nuair atá d’oileán, do mhuintir agus do phobal faoi bhagairt ag bithiúnaigh shantacha, nach í Éabha féin an cailín is fearr leis an dúshlán céanna a shárú!

Did you know sharks never stop growing, they’re older than trees, and Greenland sharks can live to be 500 years old? Neither did I, and now I can’t un-know it! But this is more than a ‘Did you know?’ book. The author takes a much-feared animal and make it likeable, even accessible. The facts are plentiful: conveyed through child-friendly descriptions and quirky and relatable shark characters, including the Irish basking shark.