Children's Nature and Animal stories Books

Is Your Family Ready to Welcome a Dog Into Your Home?Dogs bring endless love, joy, and companionship-but they also need care, attention, and responsibility. Part of the multi-award-winning 2024 Moonbeam Best Children's Nonfiction Series, "What to Know...

Rover loves his home and being the centre of attention, until little Nicolas arrives. When baby Marco joins the family too, Rover has to move over once again. Will Rover find his way back in to the heart of the family?This sweet story of a dog and his...

The award-winning team behind Please Don't Tell Cooper He's a Dog returns with a delightful new canine adventure. Cooper the rescue dog makes a daring escape from his yard. When he returns home with his new friend, Jack the Rabbit, the fun is just...

FAITH FLAMINGO longed to have lanky legs like her peers. However, she drew the short stick when it came to height. She couldn't figure out her purpose or find any self-confidence. Every Friday, just when FAITH seemed to get comfortable in her skin, her...

A comedy of animals, led by Chagall the squirrel, a painter and part-time detective and his pal Sabout Tour the snake.  They are side-tracked from pursuing the charitable deeds their village has undertaken, in order to search for the...

Sammy's Quest is a whimsical children's picture book about a cheerful butterfly trying to find his mate's designated meeting place. His search begins far away, where he must resolve a conflict with a territorial butterfly before he can even find the...

(Featured on NPR Nov. 27, 2020) Panda Demick could do something that no other panda has ever been able to do before. Demick could talk to animals, children, and even itsy-bitsy viruses. Though sad things are happening in the world around him, Demick is a...

The Adventures of Jhansi Rani: A Pet SquirrelTara loves her pet squirrel. This is a story of their adventures together. It all starts with a charming bed time story of an Indian warrior queen told by Ammamma ( Indian grandmother) to her American...

Seinfeld for kids!Chicken has a crush on Dolly Duck. She's pretty and nice and she smells like a pond on a summer day. Egg fancies Dolly's friend, Eggwina. It will take courage to ask the girls to the square dance at the barn. Will they say "Yes"? And,...

What could be better than a lovely story of hope told by bunnies?Poop diagrams!Bunny Lore is a tale of two parts. A whimsical look at imagined rabbit society, full of amusing details of their bunny culture and myths, coupled with a real-life guide to how...

Gizelle the silly sheep is about to find out who her real farm friends are when she wanders from the flock and falls through a bridge into a rushing creek during a rain storm. Gizelle's fleece soaks up the rain water and she finds herself stuck at the...

Timmy, who lives on a farm, interacts with different animals throughout his day.  Along the way, the animals question his love for them.  He assures each animal he encounters that he loves them deeply.  At the end of the book, Timmy...

Learn new Vocabulary with Mr. Fluff the Cat!Mr. Fluff and the Tall Tower is an outdoor cat who moves to an apartment and has to become and indoor cat.  He is not happy about moving away from his home and wonders why he must now live in this new home...

In this delightfully illustrated children's book geared for ages 3-8, Gizelle and the farm animals learn that when changes happen on the outside, it doesn't make you different on the inside. Your children will gain understanding and compassion for child...

Meet Lil'Steve, a six year old boy who is not about to clean his room, not when he can go on a fast paced prehistoric voyage instead. Chomp, growl, and stomp your way through a land where danger lurks behind every rock and life lessons are discovered...

Finding My Shadow is a charming story about a young girl who loses her Shadow after years of being inseparable. She does everything that she can think of to find her missing Shadow! Happiness turns to sadness and the sun seems to go away. Finally in the...

"All about Interesting Animals" is the second book in the "My favorite things: Paragraph writing series" and uses the wonder of wildlife to engage children while also teaching them the foundation of a paragraph. This book helps the learner to not only...

The Adventures of Miss Twiggs & Company is a magical story set in rural England in 1946.  Miss Twiggs, Mortimor and Penelope are three mice who risk their lives leaving Durham County, England, several times a year to share love, truth and wisdom...

A bone war. A bed war. Now a bath war? After their adventures in The Bed War, Tucker and Zoey are filthy. Now they must face their greatest fear - the dreaded bathtub! Can the man convince them to get into the sudsy water, or will the dogs find...

Lil’ Henry goes for his daily walk in the park with his best friend, his dog Pup-Pup. Along the way, he meets his friends and their dogs. Varying in size, color and temperament, the dogs are introduced to Pup-Pup. Every page is written in both...

Martha is a small ladybug, who lives in a small home, and bakes delicious small cakes. Everything about her is small… however at night, when Martha goes to sleep in her little bed, tucked under her little blankets, cuddled up with her little head...

Everyone loves polite little foxes!My Little Fox learns to say please with easy to remember words in this large hardcover book. Repetition and colorful illustrations make this the perfect way for children to learn manners.The repetition in this book...

An Adventurous Tale of a Brave Dog and A Curious Bear Bizzy was a great dog, except that she barked all the time and often at imaginary things that only Bizzy could see. Eventually, the family grew tired of her constant barking. Until one day.Would...

Evert: A Shrew With A ViewEvert, a fiercely independent soul, strives to uphold his mother's mantra: 'Mind your own business.' Yet, his quest for solitude is constantly thwarted by the chaotic entanglements of his neighbors. As he navigates through their...

Brother and sister, ten-year-old James and seven-year-old Mandy, are excited to explore a pumpkin patch with their lively German shepherd, Rosco, on a sunny weekend in September. The day will include hay rides, a petting zoo, pony rides, and a scavenger...

The tale of a young boy who is chasing after the butterfly of happiness... and his journey through nature to try to catch it -- until he realizes, quite wisely, that his approach might need a little modification.

Cuddles Kisses Who? Is a loving tribute to my mother, Lola Jean Nelson. She was a writer, singer, independent person, a loving and caring mother, grandmother, sister, daughter and aunt. If you were to ask her, though, her greatest gift was her faith.Mom...

Where is Orange Fox? A worried girl asks the question to everyone when her stuffed fox is missing. He's warm and comfy, stitched with stiff red thread and tail of tassel and tuft. Soft to hold and soft to touch. Oh, how she misses him so much. The...

"An uplifting middle-grade story that meets sadness head-on and cuddles up to what's important in life." -Kirkus ReviewsTwelve-year-old Georgia believes her toothless rescue dog is psychic. With a spin of a Magic 8 Ball, Chester predicts the future with...

Go on an adventure with a young koala named Claire, who fills her day with endless activities, in a continued attempt to avoid going to sleep. Playful and entertaining, this sweet, rhythmic story has a steady flow that is ideal for young children and...

In this delightfully illustrated and engaging story, a girl named Sarah finds a very special dog named Morgan at an animal shelter. Sarah and Morgan instantly feel a wonderful bond, and Sarah knows that this five-year-old golden retriever is the dog of...

★ WINNER OF THE 2020 TILLYWIG BRAIN CHILD AWARD ★"A Wild Day at the Zoo is a sweet and educational picture book introduction to the wonders and diversity of the zoo, as well as the wonders and diversity of human languages. A passive lesson in...

Savannah freut sich auf ihren ersten Schultag in einer neuen Schule. Sie versucht neue Freunde zu finden, aber die anderen Giraffen in ihrer Klasse denken, sie ist zu groß. Ohne Spielkameraden, Savannah konzentriert sich auf den Unterricht, Wird der...

The "I think..." series is a children's book series aimed at arming children with essential thinking skills and mental models. You can never start too early to ensure that your child knows how to make great decisions.

Join Austin P. Roadman, famous armadillo entertainer, as he travels the fairs and festivals of his native Texas. Your little ones will love Austin and his friends, who travel along in rich, vivid color illustrations. 

Flynn the collie puppy is born on a goat farm in the country. When just two months old, he is adopted and moves to a new home in a nearby city. While Flynn finds everything very different and hard to get used to, he has fun figuring out how to be a "good...

This is a story of a pelican who starts out like any pelican learning to fly and dive and catch fish. She is told that this is what pelicans do their whole life long but she is restless and unfulfilled. Then one day she sees a chance to save some little...

Gigi wakes up sluggish and goes through her morning routine of coffee, prayer, and journaling from reading in her Bible. She thinks of how sluggish sloths appear to be and looks on the internet to learn more about them and shares in a fun and informative...

This is a story that will warm your heart with the simplicity and beauty of childhood friendship and wonder.  The fluid charm of the watercolor illustrations bring you back to those long beach days spent playing in the waves and in this case,...

Trot along with a young Coyote as he lopes through the Dinetah (also known as Navajoland) during a cold winter. Meet his friends, Lobo, Bison, Bobcat, Raven and Roadrunner as he travels through canyons and over mesas. Learn about Navajo Culture from...

Welcome Aboard!Klaus and the gang go on a cruise and discover that Georgia’s little brother, Fitty, has joined them by stowing away in her suitcase. He is welcomed with open arms, and Grandpa’s ever-expanding mouse family celebrate their...

Buzzby Bee lives in an ordinary cherry orchard. He finds himself in a life-threatening situation that takes him away from his friends and colony. Befriending a human, he gathers courage, strength, and understanding as he meets the challenges placed...

I'm Tiny Tutu and today is my first day of school! There are going to be all kinds of other dogs there, I just can't wait to meet them! But what if I don't look like anyone else? Will they still want to be my friend? ...

Have you ever been afraid of something? If you said yes, then you are not very different from Plucky the Duck. With a little patience and love from his friends, Plucky learns to face his fears and become the extraordinary duck that was always there just...

Gregory's Christmas Tree offers a reflective view of celebrating Christmas for young children. Written in a lyrical style emblematic of holiday songs, this book presents a Christmas story that celebrates the birth of Jesus and recognizes our communal...

This touching story is a biography of an adorable shih tzu from his adoption to his passing on to heaven. It is story of love and one that will touch both young and old. It is a story to help children, in particular, to cope with the loss of a pet or any...

Orville was created in 1972 for a creative writing course. The story takes place on Noah's Ark. All aboard the ship are paired up except lonely Orville. A massive search results in a surprise bride for Orville. You will enjoy the wedding!

When all the animals decide to hold a meeting, Rabbit is surprised to find out that he isn't invited. Is it because he always tries to be funny?Or maybe it's because he has trouble sitting still?Rabbit's Song tells a traditional Cherokee story in a...