Tales for Tiny Travellers is a series of picture books designed to introduce young children to new countries via their best-loved national heroes.

These are the stories behind the faces on our money and our monuments; stories that celebrate our rich, magical world and the people who have shaped it.

Our books are available on Amazon’s US, Europe and UK sites, and on the international Book Depository. Check the site closest to you for free (or, at least, cheaper) shipping.

Tales for Tiny Travellers is written and published by Liz Tay. Comments and suggestions are very welcome; please get in touch here.

Books in the series

Hundreds of years ago, high in the mountains of Europe, a hunter refused to be bullied, thus sparking a revolution that united all of Switzerland. William Tell’s bravery and integrity made him one of Switzerland’s best loved national heroes. This Tale for Tiny Travellers retails for $7.99 and is available from Amazon.com, Amazon Europe, Amazon UK, and the international Book Depository.

When young Harald Fairhair heard that he wasn’t powerful enough to marry the princess of his dreams, he knew exactly what he had to do. King Harald of Norway is the extraordinary tale of a bold young man whose ambition and resolve gave rise to one of the world’s most successful nations. This Tale for Tiny Travellers retails for $7.99 and is available from Amazon.com, Amazon Europe, Amazon UK, and the international Book Depository.

Journey into the unknown with Vasco da Gama, the bold explorer who, at the dawn of the great Age of Discovery, became the first European to sail to Asia. The perfect story for little adventurers, Vasco da Gama of Portugal retails for $7.99 and is available from Amazon.com, Amazon Europe, Amazon UK, and the international Book Depository.

William, Prince of Orange, was a popular young nobleman who was known for his tact … until his king enacted a brutal plan that he couldn’t, in good conscience, keep silent about. William the Silent of the Netherlands is the inspiring tale of a prince who gave everything in his fight to build an independent, tolerant nation. It retails for $7.99 and is available from Amazon Europe, Amazon UK, Amazon.com, and the international Book Depository.

Join France’s greatest heroine on an epic crusade to end the longest war in the nation’s history. Featuring beautiful illustrations of medieval Chinon, Orléans, and modern-day Paris, this Tale for Tiny Travellers retails for $7.99 and is available from Amazon.com, Amazon Europe, and Amazon UK.