Spring is here, Earth Day is next week, and Mother Nature never takes a break. Parents, teachers, and community leaders, the warmer weather signals that it’s the perfect time to take the kids out to plant some flowers, listen to the sounds of rustling leaves and birds chirping, or gather for a nice read on the green grass. In observance of the changing seasons and our planet, here are 40 exciting picture books to celebrate spring, nature, and Earth Day.
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Mélina Mangal | Stella Lim | Free Spirit | April 22, 2025
Mélina Mangal | Stella Lim | Free Spirit | April 22, 2025
Nikki Grimes | Cathy Ann Johnson | Bloomsbury | April 15, 2025
4. The Urban Owls: How Flaco and Friends Made the City Their Home
Christian Cooper | Kristen Adam | Little, Brown BYR | February 18, 2025
5. Hello, Sun!
Lala Watkins | Random House BYR | January 7, 2025
Joy Jones | Sawyer Cloud | Free Spirit Publishing | October 29, 2024
7. Saturdays at Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
Tony Hillery | Jessie Hartland | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman | July 2, 2024
Rasha Hamid | Sofia Moore | Free Spirit Publishing | June 25, 2024
Murry Burgess | Tamisha Anthony | Little, Brown/Ottaviano | June 11, 2024
10. On the Farm
Nikki Shannon Smith | Amanda Quartey | Crown BYR | May 28, 2024
Julie Thompson | Leah Giles | WorthyKids | May 28, 2024
Monica Mikai | Nancy Paulsen Books | May 14, 2024
JaNay Brown-Wood | Olivia Amoah | Kids Can Press | May 7, 2024
Ranger Hamza | Kate Kronreif | Ivy Kids Eco | May 7, 2024
15. Tasha’s Voice
Carmen Bogan | Floyd Cooper | Daria Peoples | Yosemite Conservancy | April 9, 2024
16. Yaya and the Sea
Karen Good Marable | Tonya Engel | Millner Books/S & S BYR | March 12, 2024
17. The World Is Ours to Cherish: A Letter to a Child
Mary Annaïse Heglar | Vivian Mineker | Random House | February 27, 2024
18. The Last Stand
Antwan Eady | Jerome Pumphrey | Jarrett Pumphrey | Knopf BYR | January 30, 2024
19. How to Bird
Rasha Hamid | Free Spirit Publishing | October 10, 2023
20. Rooting for Plants: The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector
Janice N. Harrington | Theodore Taylor III | Calkins Creek | August 29, 2023
21. Joy Takes Root
Gwendolyn Wallace | Ashleigh Corrin | Kokila | June 20, 2023
22. An Earth Song (Petite Poems)
Langston Hughes | Tequitia Andrews | Cameron Kids | April 18, 2023
23. Something Happened to Our Planet: Kids Tackle the Climate Crisis
Marianne Celano | Marietta Collins | Bhagya Madanasinghe | Magination Press | April 4, 2023
24. Eco Girl
Ken Wilson-Max | Candlewick | March 7, 2023
25. Ally Baby Can Be an Eco-Activist
Nyasha Williams | Jade Orlando | HarperCollins | February 14, 2023
Anne Wynter | Daniel Miyares | HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray | January 31, 2023
27. I’m Not Small
Nina Crews | Greenwillow Books | May 17, 2022
Bernette Ford | Frank Morrison | Holiday House | May 3, 2022
Kevin Young | Chioma Ebinama | Make Me a World | March 15, 2022
30. Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps
Charlotte Watson Sherman | Geneva Bowers |Astra Young Readers | January 18, 2022
31. Planting Peace: The Story of Wangari Maathai
Gwendolyn Hooks | Margaux Carpentier | Crocodile Books | June 6, 2021
Alan Page | Kamie Page | David Geister | Page Education Foundation | April 29, 2021
33. Coyote’s Soundbite: A Poem for Our Planet
John Agard | Piet Grobler | Lantana Publishing | April 6, 2021
34. Jayden’s Impossible Garden
Mélina Mangal | Ken Daley | Free Spirit | March 5, 2021
Nathan Bryon | Dapo Adeola | Random House BYR | September 1, 2020
36. Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
Tony Hillery | Jessie Hartland | S & S/Paula Wiseman | August 18, 2020
Nikki Grimes | Wendell Minor | Bloomsbury Children’s Books | May 5, 2020
38. Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner
Janice N. Harrington | Theodore Taylor III | Calkins Creek | November 5, 2019
39. I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
Baptiste Paul | Miranda Paul | Elizabeth Zunon | Millbrook Press | February 5, 2019
40. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba | Bryan Mealer | Elizabeth Zunon | Dial BYR | January 19, 2012
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