Fungalphabet: The ABC's of Fungi
Written by William Brown
Illustrated by William Brown
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Spooky Date · 10th October 2026
UK Fungus Day
About
Despite my complete belief that fungi ARE an extraterrestrial species, out of equal parts fear, fascination and reverence I’ve curated an exhibition for UK Fungus Day! These books about mushrooms and fungi follow our curiosity into fungal science, extraordinary shapes and the complex lives we don’t always notice beneath our feet. Why not be a fun-guy and explore the hidden worlds of our mycelium mates? Just promise to admire the wild mushrooms without eating them!
Mortimer has organised the books by writer surname, A–Z, and shelved each series together in publication order, earliest first. Please don’t mix them up!
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Meet the Mushrooms!
Written by Sonali Fry
Illustrated by Melanie Demmer
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Little Mushroom
Written by IglooBooks; Willow Green
Illustrated by Gisela Bohórquez; Gina Maldonado
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Mrs. Peanuckle's Mushroom Alphabet
Written by Mrs. Peanuckle
Illustrated by Jessie Ford
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Fungi Friends
Written by Neon Squid
Illustrated by Moesha Kellaway
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Tales of the Mushroom Folk
Written by Signe Aspelin
Illustrated by Signe Aspelin
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On a Mushroom Day
Written by Chris Baker
Illustrated by Alexandra Finkeldey
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A Walk Through Mushroom Town
Written by David Aaron Charpentier
Illustrated by Nicole Charpentier
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Leina and the Lord of the Toadstools
Written by Myriam Dahman; Nicolas Digard
Illustrated by Júlia Sardà Portabella
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The Mushroom of Doom!
Written by Becky Davies
Illustrated by Thomas Elliott
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Fritz: A Mushroom Story
Written by Kelsey Garrity-Riley
Illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley
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Mushrooms Know
Written by Kallie George
Illustrated by Sara Gillingham
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Fungi Grow
Written by Maria Gianferrari
Illustrated by Diana Sudyka
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The Mice of Mushroom Forest
Written by Zanna Goldhawk
Illustrated by Zanna Goldhawk
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Fungus Is Among Us!
Written by Joy Keller
Illustrated by Erica Salcedo
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Mushroom Lullaby
Written by Kenneth Kraegel
Illustrated by Kenneth Kraegel
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We Are Fungi
Written by Christine Nishiyama
Illustrated by Christine Nishiyama
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Monty and the Mushrooms
Written by Dev Petty
Illustrated by Jared Chapman
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Berry and the Mushrooms
Written by Dev Petty
Illustrated by Jared Chapman
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A Better Best Friend
Written by Olivier Tallec
Illustrated by Olivier Tallec
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Autumn Feast: Nature's Harvest
Written by Sean Taylor; Alex Morss
Illustrated by Cinyee Chiu
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Mushroom Rain
Written by Laura K. Zimmermann
Illustrated by Jamie Green
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Mushrooms & Fungi for Kids: An Introduction to Mycology
Written by Ariel Bonkoski
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Little Guides to Nature: Hello Fungi
Written by Nina Chakrabarti
Illustrated by Nina Chakrabarti
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Icky World: We Need FUNGUS!
Written by Addy Farmer
Illustrated by Scott Garrett
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The Mushroom Fan Club
Written by Elise Gravel
Illustrated by Elise Gravel
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Encyclopedia of Fungi
Written by Jules Howard
Illustrated by Namasri Niumim
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Shyla's Wood Wide Web
Written by Ewa Jozefkowicz
Illustrated by Gillian Flint
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Mason Goes Mushrooming
Written by Melany Kahn
Illustrated by Ellen Korbonski
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Super Happy Magic Forest and the Humongous Fungus
Written by Matty Long
Illustrated by Matty Long
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It's a Fungus Among Us: The Good, the Bad & the Downright Scary
Written by Carla Billups; Dawn Cusick
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An Anthology of Fungi
Written by Lynne Boddy; Ali Ashby
Illustrated by Daniel Long; Angela Rizza
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Humongous Fungus
Written by Lynne Boddy
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A Whole World of Plants and Fungi
Written by Anna Claybourne
Illustrated by Yekyung Kwon
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The Curator's Collection: An A to Z of Fungi
Written by Ester Gaya
Illustrated by Katie Scott
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Can Mushrooms Save the World?
Written by Eliza Jeffery
Illustrated by Daniel Sánchez Limón
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World of Mushrooms
Written by Pauline Payen
Illustrated by Zelda Pressigout
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Mushrooms
Written by Sylvia Plath
Illustrated by Aitch
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All About Mushrooms
Written by Laurence King Publishing
Illustrated by Alice Pattullo
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Mushrooms and Company
Written by Geert-Jan Roebers
Illustrated by Wendy Panders
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Katya's Book of Mushrooms: Fungi, Fauna, Facts & Folklore
Written by Katya Arnold; Sam Swope
Illustrated by Katya Arnold
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Knowledge Encyclopedia Plants & Fungi!
Written by DK
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Fungarium
Written by Ester Gaya
Illustrated by Katie Scott
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The Secrets of Mushrooms
Written by Ginevra Picoco; Lorenzo Cocchi
Illustrated by Ester Castelnuovo; Valentina Figus
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Can You Hear the Trees Talking?
Written by Peter Wohlleben
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Fungi
Written by Lynne Boddy; Ali Ashby
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