A Home Is A Nest (Hardback) - Emma Carlisle

The perfect gift for anyone welcoming a new child into the family, this comforting picture book explores the idea of 'home', through nature's lens.

The perfect gift for anyone welcoming a new child into the family, this comforting picture book explores the idea of 'home', through nature's lens.

A Home is a Nest is a beautiful gift book, exploring the concept of 'homes' and 'family' in nature, from the cosiness of winter dens, to the arrival of spring and a bird's first flight. Drawing parallels between the way animals care for their babies to how humans look after their own, this stunning book is made for snuggling and sharing, with a gentle narrative that's perfect to read aloud at bedtime.

This is the perfect gift for those entering the precious early days of parenthood, by award-winning artist and Waterstone's Prize shortlistee, Emma Carlisle.

About the Author

Emma Carlisle (Author, Illustrator)
Emma Carlisle is an award-winning artist based in Plymouth, UK. She holds a First Class Honours degree in Illustration from the University of Plymouth (2011) and an MA in Children's Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art (2014). Emma is also a lecturer in Children's Illustration at the University of Plymouth.

In 2022, her book What Do You See When You Look At A Tree? was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. In 2024, Time Runs Like a River won the Award of Excellence in Literature for Children from the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries. Emma's debut book, Lion Practice (2015), was nominated for both the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Klaus Flugge Prize. In 2013, she received a Highly Commended accolade for the Macmillan Book Prize.