A Story of the Seasons is my next book for Nosy Crow and the National Trust and will be out this autumn. It is beautifully illustrated by Carolina Rabei. The book explores seven different habitats through the four seasons, going into great detail about life cycles, hibernation, migration, camouflage and much more! I can't wait to share it with you. It's been two years in the making.
Shine Like the Stars is now out in paperback. It is a picture book for 0-6 year olds, illustrated by the award-winning Harry Woodgate. Each page shows a different child out in nature, noticing how the rhythms of the natural world echo our own thoughts and moods. It's a book to promote mindfulness and wellbeing in young children as well as educating them about things such as the tides, the phases
of the moon and how plants grow.
Grandpa and the Kingfisher was inspired by my dad who died in 2015. He loved the river and his favourite bird was the kingfisher. He taught me a lot about the natural world while I was growing up. This book is about kingfishers but it is also about how death is a natural part of life. I hope it will help adults talk to children about death in a reassuring way.
It was shortlisted for the Wainwright Nature Prize in 2023 and
chosen as a Read for Empathy title in 2024.
It is stunningly illustrated by the award-winning Sarah Massini and has been translated into many languages. We are lucky enough to have a North American edition with a belted kingfisher too!
I wrote this book after being chased by a seal while swimming! I realised I was in HIS home and that I needed to respect it.
In the story there is a terrible storm one night and a child's favourite beach is covered in horrible litter. The child is distressed and worried about the seal and the other sea creatures. But the child's grandmother shows that we can all make a difference if we join together to clean up our beaches and our oceans.
Click HERE to see a video of me talking about the book and reading an extract for The Reading Zone.
The wonderful illustrations are drawn by the
award-winning artist, Jenny Løvlie.
Praise for The Wide, Wide Sea:
"Be it the taste of sand in sandwiches or a blown-away beach ball, our most evocative childhood memories are likely to be of holidays spent by the sea – and it is the picture books that capture both the child’s enchantment and the adult’s nostalgia that are among our most treasured. The Wide, Wide Sea by Anna Wilson (out now, Nosy Crow, £6.99) is the lyrical story of a child who visits the seaside with her grandmother, and discovers the wonders of the ocean through her imaginative relationship with a seal. With stunning illustrations by Jenny Løvlie, the story also sounds a gentle warning about the environment.”
The Daily Telegraph
Nature Picture Books
