The most popular birds books of 2024

Books about birds are for anyone who has stopped to watch one. Memoirs of training a hawk or following a migration sit beside novels in which birds bring comfort or omen. They are patient, observant books that send you outside with your eyes turned upward. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.

Cover of The Backyard Bird Chronicles

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Amy Tan, 譚恩美

2024 · 2025 edition

321 pages

Cover of Simon Turns Right

Simon Turns Right

Nicole van Brummelen

2024 · 2026 edition

40 pages

Cover of A Penguin Like Me

A Penguin Like Me

Marcus Pfister, David Henry Wilson

Published 2024

32 pages

Cover of Bird Brain

Bird Brain

Joanne Levy

Published 2024

192 pages

Cover of Birtle and the Purple Turtles

Birtle and the Purple Turtles

Tara J. Hannon

Published 2024

80 pages

Cover of Bear Finds Eggs

Bear Finds Eggs

Karma Wilson, Jane Chapman

Published 2024

40 pages

Cover of Come Again, Pelican

Come Again, Pelican

Don Freeman

Published 2024

44 pages

Cover of Fire Flight A Wildfire Escape

Fire Flight A Wildfire Escape

Cedar Pruitt, Chiara Fedele

2024 · 2025 edition

32 pages

Cover of Cheeky Chick!

Cheeky Chick!

Julia Jarman, Tom Knight

Published 2024

32 pages

Cover of The Wit and Wisdom of David Attenborough A Celebration of Our Favorite Naturalist

The Wit and Wisdom of David Attenborough A Celebration of Our Favorite Naturalist

Chas Newkey-Burden

Published 2024

208 pages

Cover of How to Look at a Bird Open Your Eyes to the Joy of Watching and Knowing Birds

How to Look at a Bird Open Your Eyes to the Joy of Watching and Knowing Birds

Clare Walker Leslie

Published 2024

144 pages

Cover of Country Bird Explore the Charming Language of Backcountry Birdsong

Country Bird Explore the Charming Language of Backcountry Birdsong

Angela Harrison Vinet, Janis Hatten Harrison

Published 2024

128 pages

Cover of Birds Aren't Real The True Story of Mass Avian Murder and the Largest Surveillance Campaign in US History

Birds Aren't Real The True Story of Mass Avian Murder and the Largest Surveillance Campaign in US History

Peter McIndoe, Connor Gaydos

Published 2024

272 pages

Cover of Rufus & Bea

Rufus & Bea

Lisa Tucker Cummins, Ryan Cummins

Published 2024

48 pages

Cover of Lights Out

Lights Out

Jessica Stremer, Bonnie Pang

Published 2024

48 pages

Cover of Fabulous Chickens Coloring Book Color the Fanciest Chickens in the Backyard Flock

Fabulous Chickens Coloring Book Color the Fanciest Chickens in the Backyard Flock

Editors of Chartwell Books

Published 2024

128 pages

Cover of Only

Only

Airlie Anderson

Published 2024

34 pages

Cover of Wren's Nest

Wren's Nest

Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Eugenia Nobati

Published 2024

32 pages

Cover of One Day This Tree Will Fall

One Day This Tree Will Fall

Leslie Barnard Booth, Stephanie Fizer Coleman

Published 2024

40 pages

Cover of The Owl Who Came for Christmas

The Owl Who Came for Christmas

John Hay, Garry Parsons

2024 · 2025 edition

32 pages

Cover of Hummy's Little Treasures

Hummy's Little Treasures

Kasey-Ann Cornwall

Published 2024

35 pages

Cover of Orris and Timble

Orris and Timble

Kate DiCamillo, Carmen Mok

Published 2024

80 pages

Cover of Lupita's Hurricane Palomitas

Lupita's Hurricane Palomitas

Alexandra Alessandri, Anastasiya Kanavaliuk

Published 2024

32 pages

Cover of Raising Quail A Comprehensive Handbook for Quail Farmers

Raising Quail A Comprehensive Handbook for Quail Farmers

Paul Carson

Published 2024

198 pages