ISBN National Trust: Look and Say What You See at the Seaside book Paperback 32 pages

From crabs in the rock pools to dolphins out at sea, this look-and-say book for little ones is a great way to start learning about nature on the coast. The spot-and-find aspect is perfect for the youngest of readers to become absorbed in finding fascinating nature details. What can you see on the boat? Can you find the sandcastle on the beach? There's so much to recognise and discover in this beautiful interactive book for the very young.

Sebastien Braun was born in Strasbourg, the hometown of Gustav Dore and Tomi Ungerer (his heroes). As a child he spent countless hours drawing, but at secondary school there were no art classes, so he filled his homework with doodles and portraits of his teachers. At university he initially studied history - fortunately, the building was shared with the art department, and when he saw the students sketching, knew he had to change. After that, he spent a few years teaching applied art to sixth formers, before taking the plunge as a freelance illustrator. His first commissions were for magazines in Paris, and when he moved to London, he developed his portfolio for children's books. Apart from creating pictures, Seb's favourite pastimes are making toys from wood, playing with his children and climbing the Cotswold hills on his vintage road bike.