May News: Find the beauty in the UK gardens and landscapes in Andrew Fusek Peters new book Garden Safari

May News


Yr Ardd Hud

Shann Jones and Hannah Rounding

Stroi hudolus am gylch bywyd y broga.Yn berffaith i’w ddefnyddio i addysgu yn yr awyr agored, ac archwilio cylchoedd bywyd rhai o greaduriaid rhyfeddach byd natur.

Clawr meddal | Pages 36 | 230 x 230mm  | Publication 1 May | £8.99

Mae Macsen, Isabella ac Elis wrth eu boddau’n ymweld ag ‘ardd hud’ Mam-gu.

Un diwrnod, dyma’r plant yn cwrdd ag ymwelydd annisgwyl ym mhwll yr ardd – broga o’r enw Wil. Er syndod, dyma Wil yn mynd â’r tri ar antur hudolus drwy gylch bywyd y broga, gan ddysgu sawl ffaith wych amdano ar y daith.


Bydd cyfran o freindal o werthiant yllyfr hwn yn mynd at waith FrogLife.


Mae Shann Jones yn newiddiadurwr sydd wedi ei henwebu am wobr Pullitzer, ac yn awdur proffesiynol wedi cyhoeddi chwe llyfr.

Mae hi hefyd yn gyd-sylfaenydd a chyd-gyfarwyddwr Chuckling Goat, busnes iechyd naturiol hynod lwyddiannus. Mae’r busnes wedi’i leoli ar fferm deuluol y cwpl yng Ngheredigion, Cymru, lle gallwn ddod o hyd i’r Ardd Hud go iawn.

Mae Hannah Rounding yn arlunydd llawrydd wedi’i lleoli yn Aberteifi, Gorllewin Cymru.Mae ei gwaith gyda Graffeg yn cynnwys darluniadau’r llyfrau Through the Eyes of Me, Through the Eyes of Us, See What I Can Do! a Lilly and Myles: The Torch gan Jon Roberts a What Can You See? gan Jason Korsner.

Garden Safari

Andrew Fusek Peters

Andrew’s previous photography book, Butterfly Safari, has sold over 2800 copies to date and was featured in national press including Guardian, Amateur Photographer, BBC Wildlife,Country Life, Daily Express and many more. 

Hardback | 208 pages | 250 x 250mm

Publication 8 May | £30

People in the UK love their gardens andgreen spaces and Andrew has spentthe last eight years photographing theincredible diversity of species in hisgarden and in green spaces all over thecountry, showcasing what is often rightunder our noses.A celebration of garden wildlife at atime when many species are in declineor struggling, Andrew’s intimate andanimate photographs of birds in flight,butterflies, airborne bees, hedgehogs,badgers, foxes and more is accompaniedboth by stories behind the photos andinformation on the species in the frame.

Andrew Fusek Peters is a wildlifephotographer and OM System brandambassador whose work regularlyappears in national newspapers andmagazines. His previous two titles forGraffeg, Upland and Butterfly Safariwere highly praised, with the lattergaining features in the Guardian, AmateurPhotographer, BBC Wildlife, LandscapeMagazine and Outdoor Photography.

Fletcher and the Bee

Julia Rawlinson and Tiphanie Beeke

The latest title in the Fletcher series, with a new surprising shiny ending! 

Hardback |28 Pages| 250x200mm | Publication 22 May | £12.99

The meadow is blooming with sweet summer flowers, but Bee is sad. She can’t dance like the other bees! Fletcher and Bee journey through the wood learning new dances from Fletcher’s friends. Will they find Bee’s perfect dance? Dance along with Fletcher and his friends in this gloriously uplifting summer story.


Julia Rawlinson is a writer of children’s poetry and picture books which have been recognised and sold internationally. Julia is based in Kenilworth, Warwickshire

Her other picture books include Sweet Dreaming, illustrated by Nicole Wong, Dragon’s Lost Roar, illustrated by Beccy Blake and Mule School, illustrated by Lynne Chapman. 


Tiphanie Beeke attended the Royal College of Art and gained a Master’s degree in Illustration.


She has since specialised in children’s books.Her recent work includes illustrations for Fast Asleep in a Little Village in Israel and Changes: A Child’s First Poetry Collection. Tiphanie lives in France.

Robin and Pip
Mararet Anne Suggs

The latest in the British Wildlife compacts series; books exploring our relationship with some of Britain’s best-loved wild creatures.

Hardback |32 pages|210 x 210mm

Publication 29 May | £12.99

Robin is a very anxious little bird. He worries about things that might happen and things that would probably never happen. Robin is especially worried about what happens to his friend Pip, a great and wise apple tree. But fortunately Pip is able to help Robin through his various anxious thoughts until he feels calmer.

Margaret Anne Suggs is an illustrator and author. Her distinctive work, Home Is Where the Heart Is has been exhibited across the island of Ireland.

Margaret Anne is a Director for Illustrators Ireland and Administrator of the Silent Book Collections for IBBY Ireland. She served as the Chairperson for the International Jury at the 2023 Bratislava Illustration Biennial and has been selected to serve on the 2026 International Jury for the Hans Christian Andersen Awards. An archive of Margaret Anne’s illustration work is now held in the National Library of Ireland.



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