These lovely Lily and Matilda books are children’s books written by York resident Joanne Williamson inspired by her pet chickens.

The books even have eggs for page numbers so your little ones can count their way through the book.

What’s even better is that you can follow Lily and Matilda on Instagram to get updates on their adventures and fun.
@lilyandmatildaandfriends

Lily and Matilda and the Lost Tomato 

The book introduces your little ones to Lily and Matilda and follows their adventures when they discover a tomato growing in their garden.

Lily finds a tomato but doesn’t want to share it with Matilda. The two friends squabble over the tomato and it falls into a pond which makes them sad.

A few days later they come across another tomato. But what will they do? Have they learnt their lesson to share?

Matilda the Greedy Hen 

Matilda is clever, but very greedy. one morning she wakes up feeling very hungry.She daydreams about the delicious things she ,igniting find to gobble up. that day, while Matilda is out in the garden, she eats and eats and EATS!!

But what happens next?