One More BookFind a book

CollectionAges 2–5Picture Books

Peek Through Nature

A universe by Patricia Hegarty

A beautiful cut-through nature picture-book series about trees, bees, the moon, homes, the sea, bugs and family.

  • Series

    1
  • Books

    7
  • Best for

    2–5
  • Status

    Complete

At a glance

Primary creator
Patricia Hegarty
First book
Peek Through Nature: Tree · 2016
Tone
Gentle, Warm, Cosy, Thought provoking
Overall sensitivity
Low

The shape of it

The shape of this universe.

Peek Through Nature is Patricia Hegarty and Britta Teckentrup's gentle non-fiction picture-book franchise about the natural world, built around cut-through pages, lyrical text and simple life-cycle or habitat ideas. The books are more reflective than information-heavy, introducing trees, bees, the moon, homes, the sea, bugs and family through beautiful layered illustrations and calm read-aloud language. They are excellent for very young children who like tactile, visual books and for families who want nature facts wrapped in warmth, rhythm and wonder rather than dense explanation.

A beautiful cut-through nature picture-book series about trees, bees, the moon, homes, the sea, bugs and family.

Primary themes

Tone palette

  • Gentle
  • Warm
  • Cosy
  • Thought provoking

The series

One way in.

Cultural footprint

A shelf of evidence.

Cultural ubiquity

3/ 5

Well-known to people who know the room.

Sensitivity

Low, and collection-wide.

LowCollection-wide

Across the collection

All 7 books.

About the creator

Patricia Hegarty.

Patricia Hegarty

Author

Patricia Hegarty: British author of the Peek Through Nature series (with Britta Teckentrup on art) — gentle, rhyming, die-cut nature picture books for ages 1–5.

More from Patricia Hegarty
Last reviewed · June 2026How we recommend

More ways to wander the room