The Children's Wainwright Prize for Non-Fiction

Shortlist 2025

National Trust: Look What I Found by the River

By Moira Butterfield and Jesús Verona

Discover a world of wonder on a riverside walk, with this picture book from the National Trust. Set off on a riverside adventure to find natural treasure, then learn more about each object with illustrated and informative nature notes. Packed full of fascinating facts and encouraging children to get outside and explore their surroundings, this is a nature book for the whole family to treasure!

Moira Butterfield
Jesús Verona

About Moira Butterfield and Jesús Verona

Moira Butterfield lived and travelled in lots of different locations as a child, and still thinks our world is an endlessly exciting place to explore. She went on to study literature and become an author of children’s non-fiction and fiction. She believes there are no limits to the imagination or to the wonder of our planet and so she has written about many different subjects, from ancient treasures to future worlds via pirates, kings, jungles and sea monsters. Moira lives in Bath, Somerset, with her family. She loves to cycle, sew and sing.

Jesús Verona‘s work is divided between children’s illustration and illustration for an agency. His main interests are nature, art, typography, architecture, and design. In his illustrations you will see the love for details and vivid colours, the intention to make a positive and didactic illustration close to realism. Jesús was born in Madrid but lives in Stockholm together with his wife and their three children. He studied design and illustration at the School of arts in Stockholm.

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