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The Ultimate Spring Book List for Kids
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items Spring is an amazing time of the year! Everything is coming back to life, we are able to get outside more, and do some much needed spring cleaning. I love finding and reading seasonal books, but the themes of renewal, fresh blooms, and outdoor fun ar...
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Board Books
Picture Books
Resource Books
Chapter Books
Read-Alouds
Additional Resources
Reading books for the current season helps my children get excited for the spring time activities and remind them of some of our family's spring time traditions.Below I will be sharing the ultimate spring book list, which I have separated into board ...
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Reading books for the current season helps my children get excited for the spring time activities and remind them of some of our family's spring time traditions. Below I will be sharing the ultimate spring book list, which I have separated into board...
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Board Books
Board books are durable, wipe-able, and interactive books that are safe for little babies to throw, be teething on, and drench in slobber. I appreciate that board books have a variety of lift-the-flaps, touch-and-feel, and fun rhyming stories.
This board book has beautiful illustrations and colors that keep toddlers and young children engaged. The pages are very thick and the Flaps in this lift-the-flap book are sturdy enough for toddlers to not easily rip. As a homeschool mom I appreciate...
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Spring In The Forest
This board book has very cute illustrations and is incredibly fun to read. My kids love a story with a lift-the-flap option, and the Little Blue Truck is simply an enjoyable spring read for toddlers.
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Little Blue Truck's Springtime: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids
Be prepared for this board book to be your toddlers favorite! My toddlers loved a sensory touch-and-feel book at this stage and Backyard Bugs has many textures to explore! This very colorful book will keep your kids happy to explore during a car ride...
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Backyard Bugs - Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book
When I think about spring, I think about gardening! This board book teaches toddlers all about gardening! I appreciate the simple facts about how plants grow and how gardening will help put food on the table. Garden time has beautiful illustrations a...
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Hello, World! Garden Time: A Book of Plants and Gardening for Kids
This board book is a hilarious version of the classic song about strange events that happen down by the bay, where the watermelons grow…I love a sing song or rhyming book to read to toddlers. Singing is an amazing way to support their speech and list...
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Down by the Bay (Raffi Songs to Read)
The last board book I wanted to recommend is a fun Easter lift-the-flap book! We're Going on an Egg Hunt is a cute story that will surely get your kiddo excited for your own egg hunt!
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We're Going on an Egg Hunt: A Lift-the-Flap Adventure
Picture Books
Picture books have a variety of beautiful illustrations, funny and engaging stories, and inspire us to draw or learn more about what the author has introduced us to. For spring I like to find themes like nature, weather changes, baby animals, flowers...
a beautifully illustrated book that explains the end of winter and early spring changes. This picture book series has vividly stunning pictures that are enjoyable for preschoolers and adults! Goodbye Winter,Hello Spring will be a springtime favorite ...
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Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring
A wonderful rhyming book that is worth adding to your kids library! I will never forget when we were stuck inside one spring with days and days of rain and my children kept running outside to save the worms from the flooding backyard. Spring is Worm ...
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Worm Weather
it’s absolutely perfect for spring! The illustrations are so beautiful and whimsical, and I know your kids will be totally fascinated by them. What I love most is how it combines fun with learning – it’s all about gardening, and the way it explains t...
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Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book) (Over and Under)
In this picture book about spring, join two children and their father as they explore their backyard and discover all the amazing ways nature comes alive after its long winter nap. From blooming flowers to chirping birds, it's a beautiful journey tha...
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Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up
A picture book all about how spring wakes up the world! The illustrations are beautiful, showing everything go from cold and quiet to full of flowers and green grass. The simple, repetitive text is perfect for little ones and really helps them see an...
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When Spring Comes: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids
A picture book that celebrates that spring is here, and the farm is waking up to new life! A young girl meets baby animals, helps prepare the garden for planting, and collects pussy willows by the marsh. As they get ready to host a community Easter e...
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Easter on the Farm (Countryside Holidays, 4)
Resource Books
One of my favorite books to invest in are resource books. These are children's encyclopedias, nature guides, or activity books. Having a variety of topics on hand are the perfect way to encourage my homeschoolers to chase rabbit trails, peruse fun fa...
This informative book is a staple for any back yard bug enthusiast. The illustrations are great for all ages and has a wonderful sections for kids to read and learn about various Backyard Bugs.
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Backyard Bugs: An Identification Guide to Common Insects, Spiders, and More
A stunning and vibrant resource book that illustrates amazing information about plants and trees! We love having a resource book like this on hand as nature comes back to life in the spring.
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The Secret World of Plants: Tales of More Than 100 Remarkable Flowers, Trees, and Seeds (DK Treasures)
This resource is packed with interesting information about meteorology. My kids really enjoying have the big illustrations and explanations about the weather. In the spring we see a lot of rain and storms and I love that we can pull out a resource to...
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The Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate Change: A Complete Visual Guide
Realistic illustrations that have extremely well done infograpghics and fun facts. This is one of the books you leave out on the table and see what inspires your kids to ask more questions about the world around them.
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Nature School: Lessons and Activities to Inspire Children's Love for Everything Wild (Nature School, 1)
Chapter Books
My oldest is 11 and likes to walk up and down the aisles of the library before making a personal reading decision. However, I do assign books for him to read that might be relevant to what we are learning in history, science, or language arts. He alw...
If you haven't read a book in the Penderwicks series you are seriously missing out. The Penderwicks in Spring is about fun and family and friends (and dogs), and what happens when you bring what's hidden into the bright light of the spring sun. It's ...
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The Penderwicks in Spring
A heartwarming story that your kiddo will enjoy because of how relatable the characters are and the wonderful illustrations. When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical ...
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The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, 2)
The Maloney's are an interesting family full of fun, magic and quirks that make them even more like-able. The Maloney's Magical Weatherbox is full of fantasy and action! There is a bit of something for everyone in this charming little book full of ma...
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The Maloneys' Magical Weatherbox
Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white drawings, A Nest for Celeste is a short novel that tells the story a mouse living in the 1800s and his friendship with John James Audubon’s young apprentice. While enjoying this sweet and appea...
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A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home (Nest for Celeste, 1)
Read-Alouds
Read- alouds make family reading more memorable and I can think of no better way to share our time than reading something that is all about the changing of the seasons giving us an opportunity to connect with characters and discover new spring time t...
This Read aloud is told with a fairy - tale- like language that helps your children see the sights, sounds, and smells of the countryside. As a mom I appreciated the encouraging message of how our minds when filled with positivity, fun, and wisdom ca...
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The Secret Garden (HarperClassics)
An inspiring read -aloud that inspires children with lessons of live,beauty, honor, and hard work. My kids enjoyed the illustrations, little jokes, and characters. Curl up this spring with a classic about overcoming obstacles and the joy of music.
The Trumpet of the Swan 50th Anniversary
An easy fun read-aloud that has a great flow and is easy to understand for all of your kids. ames meets a bunch of oversized friends—Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adve...
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James and the Giant Peach: The Scented Peach Edition