Books from Candlewick Studio

  • A World of Plants
    By Martin Jenkins

    They keep the world going round in intelligent and surprising ways that aren't always visible to the human eye. In this modern collection, marvel at the beauty of plants and understand the science behind what they can do.

  • Beyond the Sixth Extinction: A Post-Apocalyptic Pop-Up
    By Shawn Sheehy

    A pop-up field guide to eight fantastical creatures from a future world, along with spreads and flaps presenting details about each one.

  • Inside Outside
    By Anne-Margot Ramstein, Matthias Arégui

    Smart and stylish, this oversize art book takes a unique approach to the concept of inside and outside, offering clever and unexpected examples that will delight readers and spark conversations about context and perspective.

  • Masters of Disguise: Camouflaging Creatures & Magnificent Mimics
    By Marc Martin

    In a timely and visually arresting novelty book for nature lovers of every stripe, Marc Martin jets budding conservationists around the world to artfully expose the secrets of animal camouflage.

  • The House by the Lake: The True Story of a House, Its History, and the Four Families Who Made It...
    By Thomas Harding

    Illuminated by Britta Teckentrup's magnificent illustrations, Thomas Harding's narration reads like a haunting fairy tale--a lyrical picture-book rendering of the story he first shared in an acclaimed personal history for adult readers.

  • The Good Son: a Story from the First World War, Told in Miniature
    By Pierre-Jacques Ober

    Notes from the creators explore the innovative process and their personal connection to the story.

  • Greek Myths and Mazes
    By Jan Bajtlik

    In the vein of the best-selling Maps, this brilliant oversize maze book invites readers to get lost among the twists and turns of beloved Greek myths.

  • Seeds
    By Carme Lemniscates

    Striking illustrations and a simple narrative celebrate the potential of seeds, literal and metaphorical. Some seeds are whisked away by the wind, while others are carried by creatures to their destinations.

  • Birds

    Brilliant graphic illustrations and a gentle, thought-provoking text pay homage to birds and their wonder-inspiring ways. Birds are like thoughts. They come, stay awhile . . . and then fly away. Birds come in all shapes, sizes, and colors.

  • One of a Kind: A Story about Sorting and Classifying
    By Neil Packer

    Follow Arvo as he goes about his day and explores the many things he encounters. As he sorts things into groups - from tools to books to cats to cheese - he finds so many different ways to make sense of the world.--

  • Life: the First Four Billion Years: The Story of Life from the Big Bang to the Evolution of Humans
    By Martin Jenkins

    With superb illustrations from Kate Greenaway Medal winner Grahame Baker-Smith, this is a captivating journey through the life of our planet before we called it ours.

  • My First Pop-Up Dinosaurs: 15 Incredible Pop-Ups
    By Owen Davey

    "See fifteen dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles come to life in this stylish first pop-up book"--Back cover.

  • Darwin's Rival: Alfred Russel Wallace and the Search for Evolution
    By Christiane Dorion

    This sumptuously illustrated book tells Wallace's story, from his humble beginnings to his adventures in the Amazon rain forest and Malay Archipelago, and demonstrates the great contribution he made to one of the most important scientific ...

  • Under Threat: An Album of Endangered Animals
    By Martin Jenkins

    A timely call to arms for animal lovers young and old, this oversize nonfiction book discusses the reasons that so many species are in danger of dying out and what we can do to help them.

  • Alphamaniacs: Builders of 26 Wonders of the Word
    By Paul Fleischman

    Step right up and read the genuine stories of writers so intoxicated by the shapes and sound of language that they collected, dissected, and constructed verbal wonders of the most extraordinary kind.

  • Predator and Prey: A Conversation in Verse
    By Susannah Buhrman-Deever

    Biologist and debut author Susannah Buhrman-Deever explores these clashes in poems and prose explanations that offer both sides of the story.