Bestselling author and intrepid traveller David Bristow is back with another collection of thrilling bush tales. Bristow’s stories have excited, educated and entertained readers for over 50 years and the nostalgia and comfort they bring still rings true for readers of all types. This new collection follows the success of his most recent collection of stories Loony Birds, Lion Men and the Snake that was a Gerbil.

Bush Babies, Leaping Lizards and the Sticky-Fingered Birder draws from the Stories from the Veld collection to deliver 21 beloved gems from David Bristow’s prolific archive. The perfect companion to Loony Birds, Lion Men and the Snake That Was a Gerbil, this book will whisk you right back to the Southern Africa of yesteryear, where there is no shortage of incredible feats, beasts and colourful characters to spend a little time with.

Discover the peculiar tale of the avian artist who committed a daring museum heist, find out what happened when a married Huguenot woman took a slave as her lover (spoiler: it doesn’t end well) and pause to appreciate the final act of the native soldiers aboard the sinking SS Mendi.

This is Bristow at his best: safari silliness, wondrous deep dives on animals great and small and fossil hunts aplenty. Expect musings on the greed threatening our natural world and the small steps ordinary folks can take to try and stem the tide – all conveyed with the author’s trademark panache.