The Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures is an illustrated animal encyclopedia for kids aged 6–10.
50 garden creatures, 50 ridiculous job titles, and one backyard your child will never call boring again.
Meet the Chief Soil Restructuring Officer under the lawn, the air-traffic crews in the flowerbed, and the night shift your kid never knew existed. Three hidden objects and a riddle on every spread, real nature underneath every joke - funny enough to read aloud, rich enough to revisit.
The garden path. The compost heap. That dark patch under the porch. All of it fully staffed — foreman beetles, air-traffic bees, a Chief Soil Restructuring Officer clocking in under the lawn. Open to any page and the backyard stops being boring. It becomes the funniest, most fascinating place on earth.
Every double-page spread hides three objects to find, a riddle to crack, and one creature's ridiculous job title. Kids race to spot the hidden objects. They laugh at the field notes. And somewhere in the middle — without ever noticing — they learn what a worm actually does all day. No textbook language. Just kid-friendly writing and golden-age watercolour art that pulls them in before they've read a word.
50 creatures · 125 full-colour pages · 3 hidden objects per spread
The gift that beats a screen
Birthdays, holidays, “just because” — this is the gift that gets opened, read at the dinner table, and quoted back at you for weeks. Large format, built to be dipped into: every creature is self-contained, so there's no losing your place and no pressure to finish. One book, hours away from a screen.
🎁 Most parents order two — one to keep, one to gift
Fifty creatures across seven departments — because “ecosystem” is a boring word, but “Compost & Waste Management, night shift” is hilarious. And what makes them laugh is what they remember.
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Every page introduces amazing backyard creatures through fun stories and fascinating facts, encouraging children to ask questions, explore nature, and develop a lifelong love of learning.
Packed with colorful illustrations, hidden details, and exciting discoveries that keep kids happily engaged, whether at home, on road trips, or during bedtime reading.
More than just a storybook, it's a premium learning adventure filled with stunning artwork and real science that makes every page both memorable and meaningful.
Read together, explore your backyard, and discover nature side by side. A wonderful way to spark conversations, build memories, and inspire quality time with your little one.
My 6-year-old has become obsessed with bugs after reading this book! He now points out bees, worms, and ladybugs whenever we're outside and proudly telling me their 'jobs.' Such a clever way to make learning fun!
The illustrations are beautiful, the facts are fascinating, and my daughter actually chooses this over her tablet. That's something I never expected! Worth every penny.
Bought this for my grandson's birthday and he hasn't put it down. The quality is excellent, and even the adults in the family learned something new. Highly recommend!
This book has the perfect balance of education and entertainment. My kids laugh, ask questions, and can't wait to discover the next creature. It's become our favorite bedtime read.
Instead of asking for more screen time, my son now wants to go into the garden to find the creatures from the book. It's amazing how much curiosity this has sparked.
The pages are gorgeous, the stories are creative, and the information is easy for kids to understand. It's one of those rare books that's both educational and genuinely entertaining. We love it!
No, and that's the point. There's no textbook language anywhere. It's real, accurate nature (how decomposing, pollinating and soil engineering actually work) delivered through job titles, field notes, riddles and jokes. Kids remember it because it made them laugh.
The sweet spot is 6–10. Younger kids (from about 5) love it as a read-aloud and seek-and-find; confident readers from about 7 devour it independently. Parents regularly report reading ahead after bedtime.
This one is designed to be dipped into. Every creature is a self-contained two-page spread start anywhere, stop anywhere. And the three hidden objects on each page give restless kids something to hunt while they read.
Yes!! The book is honest about how nature works. Composting, pollination, soil aeration, night-time garden life. All real, all accurate, each creature tagged with its true scientific name on its specimen card. The comedy is just the delivery system.
125 pages in a large 8.5" × 11" full-colour format, big enough for two kids to look at one spread together, which happens a lot.