Eat Like a Bear
“Sayre and Jenkins follow Vulture View (2007) with a similarly excellent study of brown bears that’s in equal parts poetic and enlightening.” -Kirkus, starred review. ALA (American Library Association)...
View ArticleRaindrops Roll
Text and photos by April Pulley Sayre. Beach Lane Books/S&S, January, 2015. Ages 3-8. “With lyrical words and striking images, a poet, photographer, and veteran natural history writer celebrates...
View ArticleWoodpecker Wham!
Illustrated by Steve Jenkins, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, May 12, 2015. “Verdict: Lovely and exciting, this title is a great hook for young researchers, as well as fledgling ornithologists.”...
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Slowest Book Ever
“The Antidote for a Hurried Childhood” was what the Huffington Post called my middle grade nonfiction book, The Slowest Book Ever (Boyds Mills Press, release in April, 2016) in a sneak peek article...
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Being Frog
Being Frog hops into stores Feb 2, 2020! Read the Kirkus starred review. This picture book is about empathy and exploring another being’s world. Want to hear the frogs? The actual Green Frogs from...
View ArticleBird, Bird, Bird: A Chirping Chant
Bird, Bird, Bird is follow-up to the wildly popular Trout, Trout, Trout: A Fish Chant celebrates American birds and bird diversity in general through a wild chant of their common names. This nonfiction...
View ArticleHush Little Puppy
Hush Little Puppy is a fictional bedtime picture book illustrated by Susan Winter. Standards are here.
View ArticleVulture View
Vulture View, a Theodor Geisel Honor Book, American Library Association. I am so excited about this book! It explores the life of vultures, surely some of the most underappreciated cleaners in the...
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ISBN List Picture Books by April Pulley Sayre Title Illustrator Published by Date ISBN Vulture View Steve Jenkins Henry Holt October 2007 978-0-8050-7557-1 Bird, Bird, Bird: A Chirping Chant Gary...
View ArticleTrout Are Made of Trees
How can a leaf become a fish? Join two young children and two adults to find out, as they observe life in and around a stream. Energetic collage art and simple, lyrical text depict the ways plants and...
View ArticleHonk, Honk, Goose! Canada Geese Start a Family
The male goose stood guard. Honk! he honked at the squirrels. Honk! at the ducks. Honk, hee-honk, honk! at neighboring geese. The day after the chicks hatched, the father and mother took a stroll....
View ArticleTurtle, Turtle, Watch Out!
Back by popular demand! This book is back in print and better than ever, with expanded main text, more endmatter about various species of sea turtles, and new illustrations. It was named as one of the...
View ArticleMeet the Howlers!
This book was inspired by our observations of howler monkeys in Panama. To hear howler monkeys I recorded in Panama, click on the calls below. You can also hear toucans grinding their bills, parrots...
View ArticleIf You’re Hoppy
Are you feeling hoppy? Hop hop hop. Like a rabbit? Or a kangaroo? Or a frog? If the answer is YES, this book will make you HAPPY. IF the answer is NO, this book will make you HOPPY and Happy! Feb 22,...
View ArticleRah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant
Oh boy, bok choy! Rah, Rah, Radishes: a Vegetable Chant is out in stores. (Go, Go, Grapes: a Fruit Chant will follow in May 2012.) My thanks to all of you who encouraged me to keep pursuing a home for...
View ArticleGo, Go, Grapes: a Fruit Chant
Rah, rah, raspberries! Go, go, grapes! Prepare yourselves. Go, Go, Grapes: a Fruit Chant will be released May 22, 2012. I’m proud of the luscious photos, which were taken primarily at our local...
View ArticleHere Come the Humpbacks!
Here Come the Humpbacks! My new nonfiction picture book, illustrated by Jamie Hogan of Maine, traces the migration of a humpback whale from the Caribbean to Stellwagen Banks near New England. The main...
View ArticleTouch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids
Turn your garden into a hummingbird hotspot, a haven for butterflies, and a thriving ecosystem. This family-friendly guide is my most personal book yet, sharing the wildlife gardening knowledge that...
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Touch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids
It’s here! April 23rd release. If you like what you hear in my talks or read in my children’s books, this is the next step. Touch a Butterfly: Wildlife Gardening With Kids is perhaps my most personal...
View ArticleLet’s Go Nuts! Seeds We Eat
Let’s Go Nuts! Seeds We Eat is a chant which introduces children to beans, nuts, grains, and spice seeds. Endmatter explains why seeds don’t grow inside our stomachs, why seeds are such great food, and...
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