A Journey Into Your Backyard: The Backyard Series by Helen Milroy

We know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but it’s impossible not to be captivated by the vibrant and colourful covers of Helen Milroy’s Backyard series. Delve a little deeper and you’ll discover that these books deliver an educational adventure perfect for curious young minds, aged 1+.

Here, we’ve listed all three books in the series so far so you can explore everything in your backyard, too.

Backyard Birds

What colourful birds are in our backyards? From laughing kookaburras and prancing mudlarks to dancing willy wagtails and hungry galahs, this picture book is a vibrant adventure discovering the native birds around us.

Buy a copy of Backyard Birds here.

Backyard Bugs

From beautiful butterflies to kaleidoscopic Christmas beetles, First Nations author and illustrator Helen Milroy returns to the backyard with a picture book designed to teach kids (and their handlers) all about the scurrying, scuttling, scooting, buzzing, zooming splendour of insects.

Buy a copy of Backyard Bugs here.

Backyard Beasties

Backyard Beasties, is designed to teach us all about the croaking, barking, screeching, mewling creatures that share our homes. From beastie besties, like the Pomeranian and the pussycat, to clucking chickens and licking lizards, the jewel-like illustrations will make this book a joy to share.

Buy a copy of Backyard Beasties here.

Milroy herself is a fantastic storyteller. This is not only shown in her books, but also in her fantastic storytime videos on the Better Reading Kids Facebook page. In these videos, Milroy and her trusty honey possum friend present the story with plenty of fun and humour, so do yourself a favour and head over to the Better Reading Kids Facebook page to learn more about this fabulous book and series.

We also have a fun activity for young fans of the series, you can download the printable activity sheet here.