Series Nature ages 2–5

My Favourite Seasons

by Ekaterina Trukhan · 2025

Part of the collectionMy Favourite Seasons→

Four calm, cosy first-nature picture books, one per season, with something small to spot on every page — ideal for toddlers and pre-schoolers.

Books4 / 4
Arcs1
Span2025
StatusComplete

Start hereNational Trust: When Spring ComesEntry point · 2025 · the natural entry to the series

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The series

At a glance.

Ekaterina Trukhan's My Favourite Seasons is a set of four gentle picture books, one for each season, made with Nosy Crow and the National Trust. Each title carries a small child through the sights and sounds of spring, summer, autumn or winter — planting seeds, packing a picnic, gathering conkers, feeding the birds in the snow — with warm, clean artwork and something to spot and name on every spread. The books are pitched at the very youngest readers: simple enough to share with a toddler, rich enough to send a child hunting back through the pages, and each ends on a cosy family moment. A free Stories Aloud audio recording comes with every book. There is no story to follow across the four; they are companions, best matched to the season outside the window.

Four calm, cosy first-nature picture books, one per season, with something small to spot on every page — ideal for toddlers and pre-schoolers.

Primary themes

Overall tone

Gentle
Warm
Cosy
Whimsical

Reading order

No reading order — the four are companion volumes, one per season. Read whichever matches the time of year, or follow the natural cycle from spring through to winter.

One arc

The shape of the series.

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Standalone collection arcLow sensitivity
The four seasons
One gentle first-nature picture book for each of the four seasons.
A companion set with no story running between the books — each stands alone as a calm celebration of one season. Spring brings blossom, lambs and a waking hedgehog; summer brings long bright days, ducks and a picnic; autumn brings conkers, pumpkins and a hibernating hedgehog; winter brings snow, animal tracks and hot chocolate indoors. The shape is the same each time: warm, uncluttered pictures, a small child out with Mum and Dad, and something to spot and name on every page, closing on a cosy moment at home. Best matched to the season outside, or read as a gentle cycle through the natural year. Simple enough for a toddler and calm enough for bedtime, with a free audio recording included in each.
Best fit
2–5read-aloud 1–4
Reads as
- Gentle
- Warm
- Cosy
- Whimsical
Nosy Crow · MMXXV
National Trust: When Autumn Comes
Ekaterina Trukhan
National Trust: When Autumn Comes2025
Nosy Crow · MMXXV
National Trust: When Spring Comes
Ekaterina Trukhan
National Trust: When Spring Comes2025
Nosy Crow · MMXXV
National Trust: When Summer Comes
Ekaterina Trukhan
National Trust: When Summer Comes2025
Nosy Crow · MMXXV
National Trust: When Winter Comes
Ekaterina Trukhan
National Trust: When Winter Comes2025

Fit check

Right for your reader?

Where the series lands by age

Best fit · 2–5
Read aloud · 1–4
Independent · 4–6

Reluctant-reader friendliness

Very high

Read-aloud quality

Strong

Adult crossover

Low

Grows with the reader

Not especially

Sensitivity envelope

Low overall, and consistent.

LowSeries-level

About the author

Ekaterina Trukhan.

Ekaterina Trukhan

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Ekaterina Trukhan: an author-illustrator of calm, cosy first-nature picture books whose National Trust seasons quartet gives toddlers a whole year to spot, name and love.