Flagship · Published
The Whole Herd
Animal families across species
Twenty-five true stories of animal parents, siblings, helpers, and herds—paired with bold, single-sided coloring pages.
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Every book belongs to the herd.
Herd Facts books begin with real animals and irresistible science. Heart of the Herd stories stay with one family a little longer.
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Published books
Heart of the Herd · Published
Two Who Waited
Laysan albatrosses
Two Laysan albatrosses wait, work, and build a family together through patience, partnership, and love.
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Herd Facts · Published
Deep Down
Deep-sea animals
A continuous journey from the ocean surface into the deep, meeting extraordinary animals along the way.
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Heart of the Herd · Published
The Helper’s Gift
A family beginning with help
Mama Mae, Mama Rue, and Rowan share a gentle, age-appropriate story about donor conception and a deeply wanted child.
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Herd Facts · Published
Night Shift
Nocturnal animals
Meet the animals whose remarkable senses and adaptations help them thrive after dark.
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Herd Facts · Published
The Long Way
Animal migration
Follow migrations across land, sea, and sky—and the instincts that guide animals home.
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Heart of the Herd · Published
While We Waited
Emperor penguins
An emperor penguin family waits through cold, distance, and change, one careful day at a time.
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Heart of the Herd · Published
Everyone Helps
African elephant herd
An African elephant herd shows how aunties, siblings, and elders help raise the youngest calves.
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Herd Facts · Published
Wild Architects
Beavers, termites, birds, and octopuses
Meet the builders who reshape habitats with dams, nests, tunnels, and ingenious shelters.
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Heart of the Herd · Published
Found and Family
Adoption and alloparenting
True stories of adoption and alloparenting reveal the families animals find and choose.
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Heart of the Herd · Published
Two Homes, One Heart
Arctic tern family
An Arctic tern family carries home and connection across two seasonal worlds.
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In production for September
These titles have completed or near-complete production files and are moving toward publication.
Books 8–20
Coming soon
The next stories in the herd are planned for the September 2026 publishing wave.
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Herd Facts · Planned
Small but Mighty
Tiny animals
Tiny animals take center stage with outsized skills, strength, and surprising ways to survive.
Publishing September 2026
13
Herd Facts · Planned
Built for the Weather
Animals in extreme habitats
Discover the bodies and behaviors that help animals live through heat, cold, wind, and drought.
Publishing September 2026
14
Heart of the Herd · Planned
The Ones Who Stay
Wolf and meerkat helpers
Wolf and meerkat helpers stay close, protect the young, and make family life possible.
Publishing September 2026
15
Herd Facts · Planned
Growing Wild
Metamorphosis and life cycles
From egg to adult, these animal transformations make growing up look wonderfully wild.
Publishing September 2026
16
Heart of the Herd · Planned
Room in the Nest
Cooperative-breeding birds
Cooperative-breeding birds make room in the nest—and in the work of raising a family.
Publishing September 2026
17
Herd Facts · Planned
Ocean Neighbors
Coral reef community
A coral reef comes alive through the neighbors who clean, shelter, feed, and protect one another.
Publishing September 2026
18
Heart of the Herd · Planned
Found Each Other
Cross-species care
True cross-species care stories explore what happens when animals find one another.
Publishing September 2026
19
Herd Facts · Planned
Tracks and Trails
Animal signs and movement
Tracks, trails, nests, and other clues show where animals have been and where they may go next.
Publishing September 2026
20
Series finale · Planned
Together We Grow
A full animal community
The whole community returns for a final celebration of care, change, and growing together.
Publishing September 2026