Heather Amery
Heather Amery is an English author of children's books.[1] Amery's body of work was published from the 1980s and has continued to be republished and expanded up to the 2020s.
She is the author of more than one hundred books for children. These include her work in conjunction with well-known children's illustrator Stephen Cartwright,[2][3] such as in the series of 20 Farmyard Tales books and the Usborne First Thousand Words series (both series were illustrated by Cartwright).[4][5] Amery's other works include a range of books that encourage early learners in reading, science, history, English, and languages other than English, as well as collections of classic fairy tales, songs and poetry, Greek myths, and Bible stories.
Amery was born and raised in Bath, Somerset, England.[6]
Notable works
Farmyard Tales
- The Usborne Book of Farmyard Tales.
- The Usborne Book of More Farmyard Tales (1990).
- Even More Farmyard Tales (1993).
- The Usborne Book of Lots More Farmyard Tales (1995).
- Poppy and Sam's First Words Flash-cards (2002).
- Farmyard Tales Treasury (2006).
- Farmyard Tales Christmas Flap Book (2010).
- Poppy and Sam's Sticker Book (2011).
- Poppy and Sam Complete Book of Farmyard Tales (2013; reissue 2023; 2025).
- The Complete Book of Farmyard Tales (2013); contains 20 Farmyard Tales stories.[7]
- Poppy and Sam's First Word Book (2019).
- Poppy and Sam's Telling the Time Book (2021).
- Poppy and Sam's Lift-the-Flap Christmas (2025)
Other works
- Then and Now, 2008, illustrated by Peter Firmin.
- The Usborne Children's Bible, 2009, illustrated by Linda Edwards.
- Dealbh is Facal ('Picture and Word', in Scots Gaelic), 2010, illustrations by Stephen Cartwright.
- Usborne Easter Story, 2011, illustrated by Norman Young.
- Usborne Greek Myths, 2012, illustrated by Linda Edwards.
- Christmas Around the World, 2014, illustrated by Angela Ruta.
- Y Tri Mochin Bach (The Three Little Pigs, in Welsh), 2019.
Language learning (illustrations by Stephen Cartwright)
- NOTE: Some editions are available to read online, through the Community Library Network, and have internet-linked pronunciation guides.[8]
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in Maori, 2006.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in English, 2013.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in English Sticker Book, 2014.
- First Hundred Words in English, 2015.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in French, 2013.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in French, Sticker Book, 2014.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in Italian, 2013.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in Arabic, 2014.
- First Hundred Words in Spanish, 2015.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in Spanish.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in Polish, 2013.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in German, 2014.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in Portuguese.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in Japanese, 2014.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in Latin, 2014.
- The Usborne First Thousand Words in Chinese, 2014.
- First Thousand Words in Russian, 1983.
- First Thousand Words in Hebrew, 1985.
References
- ↑ Better World Books. "Heather Amery Books | List of books by author Heather Amery". Better World Books. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ↑ Cox, Phil Roxbee (2004-02-21). "Stephen Cartwright". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ "Stephen Cartwright's Farmyard tales and other illustrations - in pictures". The Guardian. 2012-09-21. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ "Stephen Cartwright". The Independent. 2004-02-18. p. 35. Retrieved 2026-01-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "At the County Libraries". The Union. 2001-08-25. p. C7. Retrieved 2026-01-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Meet Heather Amery | Usborne | Be Curious". usborne.com. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- ↑ Eccleshare, Julia (2015-04-27). "Which are the best picture books about farms?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ "Heather Amery (books available: search term)". Community Library Network. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
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