By My Side

Author: Hughes, Hollie

For National Curriculum Key Stage 1

Published on 29 January 2026 by Hachette Children's Group (Orchard Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
294 x 241 x 8 | 230g

As a little girl and her mum discover some dinosaur footprints on the beach - one set small, one set large - they wonder who they could have belonged to . . .

'Come, Little Dino, the world is so wide.

The safe place for you, is here by my side . . .'Little Dino loves exploring the wide world with Mama, but when they get separated by a storm, can he be brave and find the way back to her side?Perhaps the kindness of others, and some clues in the sand, will help to lead Little Dino home . . .

A reassuring and beautifully illustrated celebration of the unbreakable parent-child bond. Written by Hollie Hughes, author of The Girl and the Dinosaur, with artwork from award-winning illustrator, Ben Mantle. Inspired by real dinosaur footprints on the Isle of Skye in Scotland!