4.9/5 (2,100+ reviews)

The Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures: 50 Tiny Workers You Never Knew You Had


Screen-free learning that actually sticks. 50 backyard creatures, 50 hilarious secret jobs, and a fact your kid will repeat all summer.

  • 50 backyard creatures, each with a real "secret job" — Soil Chief, Recycling Director, Air Traffic Controller
  • A seek-and-find puzzle and a joke box on every single spread
  • Real, surprising facts kids actually want to repeat at dinner
  • 120+ full-color pages — easy to flip to any creature, no order required
  • Sturdy paperback built for backpacks, car rides, and bedtime
  • Written by Claire Monroe for curious kids ages 3–9
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What Other Parents Are Saying

What Other Parents Are Saying

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Said their kid asked to read it again the very next day

Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures · Repeat Reads

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Said their kid started pointing out real bugs and animals outside

Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures · Outdoor Curiosity

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Said the jokes actually made their kid laugh out loud

Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures · Joke Boxes

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Would recommend this book to another parent

96% Recommended

* Based on an internal survey of 812 parents

Bee or Wasp?

Two buzzing backyard visitors that get mixed up constantly.

Body shape, fuzziness, what they actually do for your garden, laid out side by side in full color, just like every comparison in the book. So the next time one lands nearby, your kid already knows which one is the pollinator and which one to leave alone.

Screens Make

You already know the fight. Tablet time is easy, everything else is a hard sell.

Fifty creatures, fifty jobs, a joke and a puzzle on every page, broken into bite-sized spreads your kid can flip through on their own or with you. Less begging for the tablet. More time actually curious about the world outside.

Parents Who Finally Got Their Kids Off Screens (For a While)

What families say after the first week with it.

Excellent 4.9/5 based on 2,100+ reviews