Every day should be Earth Day! However, to bring more attention to the various causes affecting our planet, April 22 was the special day that was designated to observe environmental concerns. This holiday is celebrated through storytelling and activities that acknowledge farming, gardening, weather, nature, and more.
The fiction and nonfiction books featured for Earth Day cover those topics as well. Most of the books are available now, while others will be available soon. For more books for Earth Day, see Trees, Bees, and Seeds: 20 Books for Earth Day.
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1. On the Farm
Nikki Shannon Smith | Amanda Quartey | Crown BYR | May 28, 2024 | Bd Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
2. When Isaac Hears the Rain
Julie Thompson | Leah Giles | WorthyKids | May 28, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
3. Aqua Boy
Ken Wilson-Max | Candlewick | May 21, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
4. What the Garden Tells Me
Monica Mikai | Nancy Paulsen Books | May 14, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
5. Here Are the Seeds
JaNay Brown-Wood | Olivia Amoah | Kids Can Press | May 7, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
6. Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest
Ranger Hamza | Kate Kronreif | Ivy Kids Eco | May 7, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
7. Tasha’s Voice
Carmen Bogan | Floyd Cooper | Daria Peoples | Yosemite Conservancy | April 9, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
8. Yaya and the Sea
Karen Good Marable | Tonya Engel | Millner Books/S & S BYR | March 12, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
9. The World Is Ours to Cherish: A Letter to a Child
Mary Annaïse Heglar | Vivian Mineker | Random House | February 27, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
10. The Last Stand
Antwan Eady | Jerome Pumphrey | Jarrett Pumphrey | Knopf BYR | January 30, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
11. How to Bird
Rasha Hamid | Free Spirit Publishing | October 10, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
12. Rooting for Plants: The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector
Janice N. Harrington | Theodore Taylor III | Calkins Creek | August 29, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
13. Joy Takes Root
Gwendolyn Wallace | Ashleigh Corrin | Kokila | June 20, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
14. Daddy & Me, Side by Side
Pierce Freelon | Nadia Fisher | Little, Brown BYR | May 2, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
15. An Earth Song (Petite Poems)
Langston Hughes | Tequitia Andrews | Cameron Kids | April 18, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
16. Something Happened to Our Planet: Kids Tackle the Climate Crisis
Marianne Celano | Marietta Collins | Bhagya Madanasinghe | Magination Press | April 4, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
17. Eco Girl
Ken Wilson-Max | Candlewick | March 7, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
18. Ally Baby Can Be an Eco-Activist
Nyasha Williams | Jade Orlando | HarperCollins | February 14, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
19. Nell Plants a Tree
Anne Wynter | Daniel Miyares | HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray | January 31, 2023 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
20. I’m Not Small
Nina Crews | Greenwillow Books | May 17, 2022 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
21. Uncle John’s City Garden
Bernette Ford | Frank Morrison | Holiday House | May 3, 2022 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
22. Emile and the Field
Kevin Young | Chioma Ebinama | Make Me a World | March 15, 2022 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
23. Amara’s Farm (Where In the Garden?)
JaNay Brown-Wood | Samara Hardy | Peachtree Publishing | September 1, 2021 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
24. Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner
Janice N. Harrington | Theodore Taylor III | Calkins Creek | November 5, 2019 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
25. Go, Go, Green Energy (The Magnificent Makers #8)
Theanne Griffith | Leo Trinidad | Random House BYR | March 12, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
26. The Junior Birder’s Handbook: A Kid’s Guide to Birdwatching
Danielle Belleny | Michelle Carlos | Running Press Kids | November 14, 2023 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
27. Alijah’s Garden
Bryan Patrick Avery | Arief Putra | Picture Window Books | August 1, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
28. The Park Cleanup
Dorothy H. Price | Shiane Salabie | Picture Window Books | August 1, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
29. Save the…Polar Bears
Christine Taylor-Butler | Philomel Books | May 30, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
30. Bug Bonanza! (Ada Twist, Scientist: Why Files #4)
Andrea Beaty | Dr. Theanne Griffith | March 7, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
31. Save the…Blue Whales
Christine Taylor-Butler | Chelsea Clinton| | January 10, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
32. Bo and the Community Garden
Elliott Smith | Subi Bosa | Lerner Publications | January 1, 2023 |Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
33. Protect Our Planet: Take Action with Romario
Romario Valentine | Penguin Random House South Africa | December 30, 2022 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
34. Friendship Flowers (Jalen’s Big City Life)
Dorothy H. Price | Shiane Salabie | Picture Window Books | July 31, 2022 | ChpBk | Amazon | Bookshop
35. Jada Jones: Nature Lover (Bk. #6)
Kelly Starling Lyons | Nneka Myers | Penguin Workshop | April 12, 2022 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
36. She Persisted: Wangari Maathai
Eucabeth Odhiambo | Gillian Flint Philomel Books | February 1, 2022 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
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