Count to ten with some aquatic friends under the sea, from bright seahorses, wobbly jellyfish and many more. With new ocean critters on every page, counting is made colourful and fun in this Kat Macleod early learner.
Australian artist Kat Macleod brings her signature design and illustration style to this series of board books for babies and toddlers. Her Early Learner series has playful themes, simple narratives, minimal text and bright illustrations to engage young readers and to delight parents and carers. These chunky little books are beautiful and practical, sturdy enough for small, inquisitive hands, and the perfect gift for little ones.
‘I’ve always been passionate about encouraging creativity and imaginative play with my sons, and am endlessly inspired by their art and the way they see the world,’ explains Kat. ‘I’m thrilled to imagine children absorbed in my colourful illustrations while beginning their learning journey.’
Other titles in the series include:
ABC Fruit Salad
Colours in the Garden
Shapes at the Party
Posted on February 7, 2025
Explore the ABCs in a colourful journey of knobbly quince, spiky jackfruit, and more fruity favourites. This Kat Macleod Early Learner has a fruit for every letter of the alphabet, coming together to make a big, bright and beautiful fruit salad.
Australian artist Kat Macleod brings her signature design and illustration style to this series of board books for babies and toddlers. Her Early Learner series has playful themes, simple narratives, minimal text and bright illustrations to engage young readers and to delight parents and carers. These chunky little books are beautiful and practical, sturdy enough for small, inquisitive hands, and the perfect gift for little ones.
‘I’ve always been passionate about encouraging creativity and imaginative play with my sons, and am endlessly inspired by their art and the way they see the world,’ explains Kat. ‘I’m thrilled to imagine children absorbed in my colourful illustrations while beginning their learning journey.’
Other titles in the series include:
123 Under the Sea
Colours in the Garden
Shapes at the Party
Posted on February 7, 2025
Learn shapes of all sorts as you get ready for the big day: a birthday party! Set up the room with balloons, streamers and a gold star pinata in this Kat Macleod Early Learner.
Australian artist Kat Macleod brings her signature design and illustration style to this series of board books for babies and toddlers. Her Early Learner series has playful themes, simple narratives, minimal text and bright illustrations to engage young readers and to delight parents and carers. These chunky little books are beautiful and practical, sturdy enough for small, inquisitive hands, and the perfect gift for little ones.
‘I’ve always been passionate about encouraging creativity and imaginative play with my sons, and am endlessly inspired by their art and the way they see the world,’ explains Kat. ‘I’m thrilled to imagine children absorbed in my colourful illustrations while beginning their learning journey.’
Other titles in the series include:
ABC Fruit Salad
123 Under the Sea
Colours in the Garden
Posted on February 7, 2025
Join the Tiny Explorers on a treasure hunt through the garden! Kat Macleod’s luscious mixed-media artwork explores the natural world up close. Seemingly ordinary elements – grass, leaves, bugs and blooms – become mighty and magical when seen from their vantage point. And hiding amid this nature wonderland is a series of special items for the explorers to collect and transform into a fun surprise at the end of the journey.
Repetition and use of prepositions to map the landscape help young readers follow the story, which invites explorers big and small to discover the beauty and wonder of nature from a different perspective. Australian artist Kat Macleod was inspired by watching her children play in their home garden, discovering new flowers, unusual insects and an odd assortment of tiny ‘treasures’.
‘After such a strange 2020, with so many months spent in lockdown and our children limited to playing in our small backyard, it shows that if you use your imagination, you can still have big fun in a tiny space,’ Kat says.
Posted on February 9, 2025
Join the Tiny Tailors in the garden as they stitch, weave and piece together their costumes for the upcoming Spring Parade. The berries have been threaded into sleeves and the daisies arranged into a fan … but it looks like something might be missing? Will the Tiny Tailors be able to find what they need in time for the parade?
Following on from the first book in the series, The Tiny Explorers, Kat Macleod’s signature mixed-media style captures all the wonders and possibilities of the garden. A new bud can be turned into a cape and an armful of forget-me-nots can make the most beautiful gown. Seemingly ordinary elements – flowers, feathers, leaves and seeds – are turned into stylish suits and floral costumes when seen from the Tiny Tailors’ vantage point.
A variety of verbs are used to construct the costumes helping young readers learn the language to build their own creations. Explorers big and small are encouraged to use their imagination and discover new natural artefacts in their own garden.
Posted on February 6, 2025
Join the Tiny Gardeners as they grow fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs for the upcoming Summer Market. See the long and bumpy beans! Taste the fresh and juicy strawberries! Feel the spikey rosemary sprigs! Smell the sweetly scented honeysuckle! Everything is almost ready to pick, but it’s a hot, humid day and the garden is looking dry and thirsty … just a moment … can you hear that?
Continuing the Tiny Professions series (The Tiny Explorers and The Tiny Tailors), Kat Macleod’s newest picture book, The Tiny Gardeners, navigates the process of preparing, growing and harvesting a productive garden through the five senses: sight, taste, touch, smell and sound.
This imaginative and charmingly illustrated story uses a range of verbs and adjectives to describe the process of preparing a garden bed through to harvesting. Young readers are invited to join in with the Tiny Gardeners and explore their senses as they learn how fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs are grown. With mentions of pollination, bees, pests and the importance of water in a garden, The Tiny Gardeners will inspire a new generation of gardeners and nature enthusiasts.
Posted on February 6, 2025
