10 of My Favorite Animal and Nature Books


An ever-evolving list of nonfiction and informational fiction titles. Not in order of preference.

A Forest Begins Anew

Author: Louise M. Aamodt
Illustrator: Elly MacKay
Pub year: 2026

How To Hatch: A Gosling’s Guide to Breaking Free

Author: Sara Holly Ackerman
Illustrator: Galia Bernstein
Pub year: 2026

We Can Hear Without Ears: And Other Things You Didn’t Know We Plants Could Do

Author: Lisa Westberg Peters
Illustrator: Danielle Ridolfi
Illustrator: Kristen & Kevin Howdeshell
Pub year: 2026

Little Dandelion Seeds The World

Author: Julia Richardson
Pub year: 2021

I’m a Dumbo Octopus!: A Graphic Guide to Cephalopods (Marine Life Graphic Guides)

Author: Anne Lambelet
Illustrator: Anne Lambelet
Pub year: 2025

Insect Detective

Author: Steve Voake
Illustrator: Charlotte Voake
Pub year: 2009

Becoming a Good Creature

Author: Sy Montgomery
Illustrator: Rebecca Green
Pub year: 2023

Moth: An Evolution Story

Author: Isabel Thomas
Illustrator: Daniel Egneus
Pub year: 2019

Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids

Author: Todd Sturgell
Illustrator: Todd Sturgell
Pub year: 2021

I Am We: How Crows Come Together to Survive

Author: Leslie Barnard Booth
Illustrator: Alexandra Finkeldey
Pub year: 2025
Pub year: 2026