On a Mushroom Day

Take a magical walk through the forest and learn all about the wild beauty and wonder of mushrooms on this inspiring picture book journey!

A mushroom day is a day of exploring together and discovering some of the most incredible lifeforms on earth: fungi. In this lyrical, informational picture book structured around a walk through a summertime wood, a child and their caregiver share the sights, sounds and smells of the forest as they observe and identify different varieties of mushrooms. On a Mushroom Day encourages curiosity and a love of fungi in young children and normalizes safe, chaperoned joyful exploration of the fungal queendom all around us. Filled with fun, fascinating fungi facts and a visual catalogue of mushroom species so that kids can enjoy their very own mushroom day in the pages of this book!

CHRIS BAKER is a writer, educator, and mycophile, and founder of Chicory Naturalist, a company that seeks to reconnect broken chains of generational knowledge about the natural world and the species with whom we share our daily lives. Chicory Naturalist hosts workshops, classes, markets, and free community events in the Hudson Valley. Baker has an M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and professional experience in the culinary, arts, and agricultural fields. She is a passionate lifelong learner, and a strong believer that knowledge is meaningful only to the extent it is shared. She lives amidst the beautiful biodiversity of the Hudson Valley with her family.

ALEXANDRA FINKELDEY is an illustrator based in Ottawa, Canada. Her first picture book, True Stories of Animal Heroes: Talala by Vita Murrow, was published by the Quarto Group in the UK in 2021. She also runs an online shop, Scatterbee Illustration & Design, where she sells various paper goods and accessories based on her original artwork. Her illustrations are focused on noticing and capturing the small, pleasant details of daily life, typically featuring organic subjects and natural textures.