*Shortlisted for the 2025 Children's Wainwright Prize for Non-Fiction*
**"Timelessly beautiful" - Hollie Hughes**
**"Stunningly illustrated" - Bookseller**
**"Some of the most stunning and vibrant illustrations I've seen in a long while" - The School Librarian**
A gorgeous and uplifting story about love, family and the meaning of home.
This is the story of one brave little elephant, who roams with his family across grasslands and forests and streams. But what does home mean when you move from place to place each day?
Can this little elephant find his home in the world? Maybe, just maybe, home is not a place, but his herd: the ones who love him best.
Filled with beautiful, luminous artwork, this gorgeous picture book tells a universal story about love, family and belonging that will resonate with readers across the generations.
Don't miss Stephen Hogtun's other beautiful picture books about nature: LEAVES and DEEP.
| ISBN: | 9781526610713 |
| Publication date: | 14th August 2025 |
| Author: | Stephen Hogtun |
| Illustrator: | Stephen Hogtun |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Children's Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
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*Shortlisted for the 2025 Children's Wainwright Prize for Non-Fiction*
**"Timelessly beautiful" - Hollie Hughes**
**"Stunningly illustrated" - Bookseller**
**"Some of the most stunning and vibrant illustrations I've seen in a long while" - The School Librarian**
A gorgeous and uplifting story about love, family and the meaning of home.
This is the story of one brave little elephant, who roams with his family across grasslands and forests and streams. But what does home mean when you move from place to place each day?
Can this little elephant find his home in the world? Maybe, just maybe, home is not a place, but his herd: the ones who love him best.
Filled with beautiful, luminous artwork, this gorgeous picture book tells a universal story about love, family and belonging that will resonate with readers across the generations.
Don't miss Stephen Hogtun's other beautiful picture books about nature: LEAVES and DEEP.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Herd and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
Herd features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, Animal Stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Large land mammals, Children’s picture books, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mammals, The Natural World, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
Herd is available in Paperback, Hardback
Herd was written by Stephen Hogtun and published by Bloomsbury Children's Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Herd has 32 pages
£7.19
