Let's Go Outside!

"Inclusive entreaties to engage with nature pair with lush, page-filling depictions of children frolicking throughout landscapes and seasons in this irresistible call to 'go outside!'" -Publishers Weekly

Let's go outside! Let's find a big, sploshy puddle! Let's run as fast as our legs can carry us!.

The great outdoors is waiting, ready to be filled with excitement and imagination. Join a group of friends as they play together throughout the year in this joyful exploration of spending time outside every day.

Explore the fun that can be had outdoors in all weather and count how many children have gone outside to play in this celebration imaginative play and the simple pleasure of spending time outside everyday... and cozying up indoors at the end of the day.

At the end of this simple and lyrical picture book are discussion prompts and outdoor activity suggestions, all ready for parents and children to say... LET'S GO OUTSIDE!

Examples:

Being outdoors lets us use all our senses.

What can you SMELL when you're outside?

What can you HEAR?

What can you TOUCH? A hard tree trunk? Squelchy mud? Can you think of other things?

Ben Lerwill is a multi-award-winning travel writer based in Oxford. He has written for publications and websites including national newspapers, Rough Guides, National Geographic Traveller, and many more. His children's books include Wildlives (Nosy Crow, 2019) and Climate Rebels and Wild Cities (both Puffin, 2020).

After studying Fine Arts in Madrid and working as a freelance illustrator, Marina Ruiz decided to move to the UK, where she graduated from Cambridge School of Art with a Distiction in an MA in Children's Book Illustration. Marina enjoys working with lyrical, more abstract narratives, combining images and text to express personal thoughts and emotions. She loves printmaking, and always tries to bring those magic textures and color overlaps into her illustration work. Originally from Spain, Marina is now based in Cambridge, UK.