Capybara Kingdom: Cara the Shimmer Wings Capybara

Author: Young, Emma

Interest age: from c 5 years

Published on 15 January 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 80 pages
197 x 128 x 9 | 80g

Cara the Capybara can't help but get herself into trouble...

The First book in the new Capybara Kingdom series by Emma Young

The world is just so exciting! So when Cara is given some strawberry

cake to look after for the family picnic it’s no surprise

that – uh, oh! – a bite goes missing. Her dad takes

her to Clover Creek Meadow, where there’s a cafe to buy

more cake. If only Cara can find the cafe… Instead, Instead,

she falls down a tree into ... Capybara Kingdom!It’s AMAZING. There are upside-down forests

and a very special cafe, indeed. A capybara cafe. And, Cara has

… WINGS! There’s so

much to explore and new creatures to meet. When she meets new friend

capybara Ava,  she learns her birthday party is turning

out to be a disaster. Can Cara use her newfound wings to help save

the day and give Ava the Capybirthday of her dreams without causing

chaos?

This is the first story in the wonderfully magical new Capybara

Kingdom series by Emma Young, for ages 5-7.

Perfect for young readers who are just starting to read independently.

Accessible and filled with beautiful illustrations on every page.