Books by Jess Butterworth and related authors
Award winning
The Orphan Orangutan: Book 4 (The Adventure Club)
Jess Butterworth, 2025
160 pages
Why to read
- Explores wildlife conservation through engaging narrative.
- Strengthens empathy with relatable, diverse characters.
- Encourages teamwork and friendship values.
- Interactive and thought-provoking adventure tale.

The Orphan Orangutan: Book 4 (The Adventure Club)
Jess Butterworth, 2025
Award winning
Tiger in Trouble: Book 2 (The Adventure Club)
Jess Butterworth, 2025
160 pages
Why to read
- Engaging adventure stimulates imagination and curiosity.
- Characters exhibit teamwork, enhancing social skills.
- Promotes critical thinking through problem-solving scenarios.
- Ideal for cooperative reading sessions between parents and children.

Tiger in Trouble: Book 2 (The Adventure Club)
Jess Butterworth, 2025
Griffin In The Spring
Melissa Marie Keeping, 2020
24 pages
Why to read
- Engages children with colorful, vibrant springtime illustrations.
- Introduces young readers to the wonders of changing seasons.
- Encourages exploration and curiosity in natural world settings.
- Supports early developmental skills in reading and comprehension.

Griffin In The Spring
Melissa Marie Keeping, 2020
The Boy in the Big Black Box
Rebecca Lisle, 2007
80 pages
Why to read
- Explores emotions, encourages empathy and understanding. - Enhances creativity through mystery-solving narrative. - Supports emotional development in early childhood. - Engages young readers with captivating illustrations.

The Boy in the Big Black Box
Rebecca Lisle, 2007
Award winning
The Red Book
Barbara Lehman, 2004
32 pages
Why to read
- Wordless narrative fosters imagination and storytelling skills.
- Illustrations enhance visual thinking and attention to detail.
- Encourages exploration of themes like friendship and curiosity.
- Ideal for interactive parent-child reading sessions.

The Red Book
Barbara Lehman, 2004
The Emperor's Gruckle Hound
Kathryn Cave, 1996
137 pages
Why to read
- Adventure-filled story fosters imagination and creativity.
- Introduces relatable themes of loyalty and friendship.
- Encourages empathy and understanding through diverse characters.
- A delightful read enhancing language and literacy skills.

The Emperor's Gruckle Hound
Kathryn Cave, 1996
Award winning
Shapes in the Clouds
Kathy Oberg, 2021
20 pages
Why to read
- Engaging story sparks imagination and creativity.
- Characters model curiosity and discovery.
- Reinforces shape recognition and cognitive development.
- Ideal for interactive parent-child reading sessions.

Shapes in the Clouds
Kathy Oberg, 2021
Close Encounters of a Most Peculiar Kind
Vola Ryan, 2016
68 pages
Why to read
- Stimulates creativity with its whimsical, otherworldly encounters.
- Strengthens empathy through diverse, engaging character interactions.
- Encourages curiosity and exploration of new concepts.
- Designed for enjoyable parent-child shared reading moments.
