The Basil Who Built Bridges - The Plantable Children's Book

Willsow The Basil Who Built Bridges - The Plantable Children's Book

The first PLANTABLE children's book! Read the story, plant the pages and grow your own Basil!

Basil’s part of an intrepid crime-fighting trio. But when someone needs his help, this heroic herb steps up on his own to save the day.

This delightful story for youngsters is printed on paper containing real basil seeds. So you can have lots of fun reading the story and growing your own basil together.

We want to get books back into the hands of youngsters, get children back into the garden learning, while giving them the chance to meet their favourite characters. Willsow books are unique, they're made of recycled paper embedded with real vegetable seeds. Every single part of the book is sustainable from the stitching that binds the book, to the vegetable-based inks used to print the illustrations. Willsow Books are one of a kind and offers the chance to give the gift of a story that you can truly bring to life.

In this story, The Basil Who Built Bridges, you can join Basil on his adventure to save the hedgehogs!

Willsow adventures are ideal for children with a reading age of 3-10 years old, but as you can plant the pages, they can be enjoyed by much older than that! (Big kids too!)

British Made from

As well as Basil seeds, our books are made from fully recyclable paper, donated from businesses and schools. This paper is embedded with around 500 non-GMO Basil seeds in the front and back cover. The cotton we use to stitch the books is fully biodegradable natural cotton. The envelopes we use to send the books in are plastic free, recyclable and biodegradable. The inks we print with are vegetable-based and the dyes in the ink are organic and readily decompose.

Dimensions

H18.5cm x W13.5cm x 0.5cm

About Willsow

Willsow is an award-winning British brand founded by Tom Williams, who transformed the idea of seed paper into a range of plantable products — from children’s books and greetings cards to RHS desk calendars and festive crackers. As part of a fourth-generation family printing business, Willsow is dedicated to combining creativity with sustainability, using recycled materials from schools and businesses to craft products that inspire, educate, and grow.

Each piece is embedded with real, non-GMO seeds, allowing readers and recipients to ‘bring stories and moments to life’ by planting and nurturing their own herbs, vegetables, or flowers. Every Willsow product is made in the UK and designed to show that sustainability can be both fun and meaningful for all ages.

Delivery

We aim to dispatch all orders on the same working day they’re received, with delivery to mainland UK addresses typically within 2 to 3 working days.

For delivery beyond mainland UK, please request a quote and our team will be happy to assist.