Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo | 2013 | Sy Montgomery | Buy |
| 2 | Inky’s Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home | 2018 | Sy Montgomery | Buy |
| 3 | The Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa’s Last Great Herds | 2019 | Sy Montgomery | Buy |
| 4 | Becoming a Good Creature | 2020 | Sy Montgomery | Buy |
| 5 | The Seagull and the Sea Captain | 2022 | Sy Montgomery | Buy |
| 6 | Brave Baby Hummingbird | 2024 | Sy Montgomery | Buy |
| 7 | The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle | 2025 | Sy Montgomery | Buy |
These are Sy Montgomery’s children’s picture books, listed in publication order. Each book stands alone and can be read independently. They bring Montgomery’s love of animals and nature to younger readers through true stories paired with illustrations.
The earliest entry, Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo (2013), tells the real story of a cockatoo who became famous for bobbing along to music. Later books include Inky’s Amazing Escape, about an octopus who escaped from a New Zealand aquarium, and The Magnificent Migration, about African wildlife herds. More recent titles like Brave Baby Hummingbird (2024) and The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle (2025) continue the pattern of finding wonder in real animal stories. These books work well as read-alouds and are a good way to introduce kids to the natural world.