The experience of having a book read aloud to children prompts conversations about what’s happening in the story, what the characters are feeling, the meanings of words, and especially how what’s happening in the book might relate to the child.
In a world where there seem to be so many things that they aren’t allowed to do and where adults have the final say, a children’s book offers an opportunity for kids to feel as though they are a part of the story — or even more compelling — a part of the greater world.
Because of the impact that books have on children, it is vital to consider the content of these books, which is why today, on Earth Day, we are sharing some of our favorite nature-focused children’s books.
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
The Hike by Alison Farrell
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
A Walk in the Forest by Maria Dek
It’s Earth Day by Mercer May
The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson
Curious George Plants a Tree by Margret & H.A. Rey
The Earth and I by Frank Asch
A Nest Is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston & Sylvia Long
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
Finding Wild by Morgan Wagner Lloyd
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Compost Stew by Mary Mckenna Siddals
My Friend Earth by Patricia MacLachlan
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Earth Day – Hooray! by Stuart J. Murphy
For more Earth Day books, click here.
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