Animalia

Name: Animalia
Price: 21.00 NZD
ISBN: 9781761622304

Graeme Base

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Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Graeme Base’s classic and bestselling Australian picture book, Animalia, with this brand-new cased board-book edition of Animalia.

A whole new generation can enjoy the fun and detail in Graeme’s beloved illustrations for Animalia in this sturdy board-book format with rounded corners, perfect for small hands.

Celebrate the magic of Animalia in board-book form! Turn the pages and rediscover the classic world of Animalia with fresh eyes, perfect for the very young.

Within the pages of this book,
You may discover, if you look,
Beyond the spell of written words,
A hidden land of beasts and birds.

But there’s so much to find and name –
Let’s start off with a smaller game.
Just four for now – some big, some small.
Now off you go to find them all!
MORE THAN 5 MILLION COPIES OF ANIMALIA SOLD WORLDWIDE
Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Honour List 1987

Published: 3 November 2026
ISBN: 9781761622304
Imprint: Penguin
Format: Board Book
Pages: 26
RRP: $21.00

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Graeme Base

Graeme Base is one of the world’s leading creators of picture books. Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986 and has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of more than five million copies. Other favourites by Graeme Base include The Eleventh Hour, The Waterhole, Jungle Drums, Uno’s Garden, Enigma, The Legend of the Golden Snail, The Jewel Fish of Karnak, Little Elephants, The Last King of Angkor Wat, the Little Bug Books, Eye to Eye, The Amazing Monster Detectoscope, Moonfish and The Tree. Graeme lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his artist wife, Robyn.