Finding Hope

Stories for Easter

Nicola Baker

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Simon & Schuster Ltd
16 September 2025

Animal stories (Children's&YA); Farm animals (Children's&YA)

Series: A Whistledown Farm Adventure

The first book in a warm and beautifully observed farm adventure series from Nicola Baker, star of Our Farm in the Dales. Perfect for readers 8+ and fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Morpurgo, Dick King Smith and The Snow Foal. With stunning illustrations from Rachael Dean throughout.

'A warm, touching tale of life on a farm. Packed with adventure, humour and love - this is the perfect book for animal lovers,' Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear

When ten-year-old Ava moves to Whistledown Farm while her parents are working abroad, she must swap city life for mud, wellies and animals. But as one catastrophe follows another, will Ava learn to love life on the farm and find hope in nature? And can a very special little lamb show Ava that when all might seem lost, hope can be found...

‘Baker is a gifted writer, and her bucolic adventure harks back to classic farm stories such as those written by Dick King Smith and Michael Morpurgo’ The Bookseller

By: Nicola Baker
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 18mm
ISBN: 9781398538238
ISBN 10: 139853823X
Series: A Whistledown Farm Adventure
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 16 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Growing up, Nicola spent hours with her nose stuck in a book or filling notebooks with stories and sketches. After a successful career as a physiotherapist and raising two children she’s now come full circle and is writing again. Nicola lives on a smallholding in the Chiltern Hills with her husband and two children. When she’s not mucking out chickens or feeding the sheep you’ll find her writing adventure stories for children.