A Home Is A Nest

Award-winning artist Emma Carlisle brings us her new observations of the passing of time and seasonal change, inspired by her new garden at home.

A Home is a Nest focuses on British birds and animals bringing up their young in cosy, safe nests and homes in the wild alongside the young family of humans who feature in the background. The rhyming narrative takes young readers gently through the seasons, and the illustrations provide clues about nature’s activities, usually hidden from view from us all but on full display in the book, thanks to the artist’s gentle illustrations.

The book covers a whole year by which time the young animals have left their nests to start their own journeys. This book is suitable for sharing with young children, or anyone who wishes to introduce the idea of parenthood, the seasons and nature’s rhythm around the year.