Cover of Arthur and the Big Wild World: a small boy in a red backpack stands on a sandy path, surrounded by blue jays, a lynx, a bear, a camel, and dolphins in the sea beyond. Readers’ Favorite Five Stars seal — read the review

A Children’s BookHand-illustrated in pencil and watercolor

Arthur sets out into the big wild world—through forest and desert, over taiga and tundra, along the brook and the marsh and into the wide blue sea. Everywhere he goes there are habitats to explore and animals to see. And at the end of it all, Arthur finds out where the very best adventure leads.

A rhyming read-aloud adventure for ages 2–6.

The savanna is golden in the bright, shining sun,
And its grasses sway gently where rivers have run. Elephants move slowly, their shadows can’t hide,
And Arthur’s seen lions and they’re forming a pride!
The zebras stand watch where acacias grow,
The savanna’s alive with a warm, steady glow.

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Interior illustration: Arthur watches zebras, elephants and a pride of lions from a jeep on the golden savanna.
From inside the book

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No AI was used in the creation of this book.

From the Drawing Table

Every page of the book began as a pencil drawing and was finished by hand in colored pencil and watercolor, one habitat at a time.

The cover drawn in pencil in a spiral sketchbook: Arthur with his backpack, blue jays, a lynx, a bear, a camel and dolphins. Sketch
The finished watercolor cover in the same sketchbook, with paint tubes and brushes on the table. Colored Pencil and Watercolor
The cover
A pencil sketch of the Austin page: Arthur by Lady Bird Lake with a heron, turtles, the skyline and the Congress Avenue Bridge. Sketch
The finished Austin page on the drawing table, surrounded by colored pencils, a watercolor palette and a paint-stained paper towel. Colored Pencil and Watercolor
The Austin city habitat
“The dreamy illustrations… capture the beauty of the world in accurate detail.” — Readers’ Favorite, five-star review