Check out 40+ nature-inspired spring books for kids right here in one spot! You will find books about gardening, spring animals, weather and general spring topics. Grab a pen and make a must-have list of spring books for your nature or science corner!
I absolutely love spring! The new green growth and warmer weather ushers in a sense of relief from the cold and dreary days of winter. These beautiful spring books will inspire children to put down their screens, head outdoors and explore nature!
I categorized this list of 40+spring books into four parts:
- In the Garden
- Bunnies, Chicks, Birds, and Butterflies
- Weather
- General Spring Books
Without further ado, here is our list of favorite spring books!
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Books about Gardens
1. Nature All Around: Plants by Pamela Hickman
This beautifully illustrated book shows plants in all seasons and biomes. Child-friendly facts spark curiosity and encourage children to explore the wonderful world of plants right outside their own doors.
2. Botanicum by Kathy Willis and Katie Scott
From fungi and lichen to wildflowers and vegetables, this beautiful book is loaded with amazing plant facts! Children will love looking at the gorgeous plant illustrations and learning interesting plant identification throughout this book.
3. Planting a Rainbow
This books offers a wonderful way for young children to learn more about plants and colors!
4. The Big Book of Blooms
If you love interesting plant facts and stunning illustrations, then this is the book for you. Get ready to step inside the wonderful world of blooms with this captivating book!
5. What’s Inside a Flower? And Other Questions About Science & Nature by Rachel Ignotofsky
This books effortlessly pairs together child-friendly flower facts and pretty illustrations. This gorgeous nonfiction picture book will pull children in to the magical world of plants!
6. We Are Gardeners by Joanna Gaines
This wildly popular picture book follows the Gaines family’s journey of gardening. From failures to successes, its all documented here!
7. A New Year in Our Garden by Gerda Muller
Gardening in a busy town is possible! Check out this family’s gardening plans, which includes flowers, vegetables, terrace, and place to help the birds and insects. This charming book includes recipes and gardening tips!
8. Up in the Garden, Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
Follow a garden over the course of the year to see how it grows and transforms throughout the seasons! This sweet book is part of a seasonal series.
9. Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson
This fun companion book to Tap the Magic Tree is irresistible to both adults and children! Simple movements will magically transform a seed to a flower.
10. A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Aston
Here is another book with gorgeous illustrations and amazing plant facts! Learn about unique seeds and the plants they become in this must-have book.
11. Welcome Flower Child: The Magic of Your Birth Flower
“Every child is a different kind of flower, and all together, make this world a beautiful garden.” How beautiful is that?! This gorgeous book shares qualities of babies born in each month and the flowers that bloom in each birth month. This makes a great addition to any bookshelf and such a sweet baby shower gift!
12. Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up by Sean Taylor and Cinyee Chiu
What are the different ways that spring wakes up after a long sleepy winter? Follow two children as they discover the excitement of spring!
13. A Gardener’s Alphabet by Mary Azarian
G is for Greenhouse and H is for harvest! This beautifully illustrated book shares the joys of gardening through the alphabet.
Books about Bunnies, Chicks, Birds, and Butterflies
14. The Little Rabbit by Nicola Killen
This sweet story is about a little girl and her stuffed bunny that magically comes to life. Follow them along on their spring adventure!
15. Too Many Carrots by Katy Hudson
This cute book about friendship is the perfect springtime read!
16. A Little Bunny by Rosalee Wren
This adorable board book is perfect for little hands! Follow a day in the life of little bunny and learn new facts about this cute animal.
17. Bunny’s First Spring by Sally Lloyd-Jones
See spring through the eyes of a bunny. This book will leave you full of hope and excited for spring!
18. A Little Chick by Rosalee Wren
This is another adorable board book in the same series as A Little Bunny. A Little Chick is just as sweet and filled with great animal facts for young children!
19. Nature All Around: Birds by Pamela Hickman
This is another book in the Nature All Around series! This beautifully illustrated book is perfect for budding bird-watchers. This child-friendly guide to birds is perfect young children.
20. Bird House by Libby Walden
This interactive bird book for children has fun lift the flap facts! Learn all about different types of bird houses and how they protect our feathered friends.
21. A Nest is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston
This beautiful and informative book is perfect for young bird lovers! This book introduces children to a wide variety of nests found in nature.
22. Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? by Rita Gray
This gorgeous book teaches children different bird calls! This spring book is so fun and has inspired my boys get outdoors and listen to our birds!
23. A Butterfly is Patient by Dianna Aston
This beautiful book is in the same series as A Seed is Sleepy and A Nest is Noisy. Learn all about the butterfly life cycle and different types of butterflies in this gorgeous book!
Books about Weather
24. Let it Rain by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
This cute book about spring was a favorite in my home when the boys were younger! The rhythmic text and cheery illustrations made this a go to spring read aloud for many years.
25. Worm Weather by Jean Taft
If you’re looking for encouragement to get outdoors and explore nature on a rainy day, then this one is for you! We look forward to reading this book every spring!
26. Singing in the Rain by Tom Hopgood
Get outside and enjoy a rainy day with this fun and colorful book! This book is inspired after the classic song, “Singing in the Rain.”
27. Kite Day: A Bear and Mole Story by Will Hillenbrand
Spring brings windy kite flying days. Follow bear and mole as they construct and fly their kite! What happens when it gets stuck in a tree?
28. A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
What would it be like to have your own rainbow to play with? Follow the boy in this story to find out!
29. Turn and Learn: Weather by Isabel Otter
Older children will love all of the text in this book and children of all ages will love moving the interactive fact wheel on each page!
30. Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Little cloud gazers will love this book! Watch clouds change shapes to become an airplane, shark and more in this imaginative book.
31. Mud by Mary Lyn Ray
Mix rain and dirt and you get MUD! You will want to sink you feet into gooey mud after reading this fun spring book.
32. Mud Book: How to Make Mud Pies and Cakes by John Cage
Don’t pass up this glorious ode to mud! This book will inspire you to create a beautiful mud pie.
33. Dirty Gert by Tedd Arnold
My boys find this story absolutely hilarious! Dirty Gert easts so much dirt that she starts to sprout leaves and grow roots. See how mom and dad fixes this problem!
General Books about Spring
34. When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes
This book combines early literacy concepts with adorable illustrations to make a classic spring read aloud for young children.
35. Spring is Here: A Bear and Mole Story by Will Hillenbrand
Bear and mole are at it again with this cute spring book! Mole tries everything to wake up his friend bear from his long winter nap. See how mole finally wakes bear from his slumber!
36. Spring in the Forest by Rusty Finch
This lift-a-flap surprise board book is perfect for little hands! Children will love exploring springtime in the forest in this cute book.
37. Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak
Follow along with a boy and his dog as they discover signs of spring in the countryside. This is the perfect book to read on the spring equinox!
38. I See Spring by Charles Ghigna
This is a wonderful book for young readers. Children will love the colorful and cute illustrations!
39. Bloom: An Ode to Spring by Deborah Diesen
This sweet story about a mother and daughter is a must-have book! I cant’t help but get a little chocked up when I read this story to my children.
40. Sing a Song of Seasons: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year by Nosy Crow
This book isn’t spring specific, but offers a beautiful way to learn about and celebrate the changing seasons!
41. On a Magical Do-Nothing Day by Beatrice Alemagna
This books encourages children to get outside and explore nature! Even on rainy days, there is so much to discover outside.
42. Compost Stew: An A-Z Recipe for the Earth by Mary McKenna Siddals
Learn the recipe for composting in this book for kids! This is perfect for Earth day or any other day:)
43. Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms
Follow along with Fletcher the fox on sweet springtime adventure. This irresistible book is a great addition to the Fletcher series!
I hope you check out some of these spring books! I promise, your little nature lovers will love them as much as my boys.
∼Tara
