Sweet Spring
Check out these children's books all about spring!
Badger's perfect garden
Arnold, Marsha Diane, author
2019
Badger is ready to plant the perfect garden. He has spent months gathering and sorting seeds. His friends come to help. After the seeds are planted, everyone celebrates. But then a rainstorm comes and washes away all of their hard work. Is the garden ruined?
Bambi and Thumper's big day
Baranowski, Grace, author
2023
Bambi and Thumper are best friends, and they love spending beautiful spring days together frolicking in the fields. Today is the first day the new babies are out and about, and these two friends are on a mission to find the cutest ones! Will they find a baby duckling by the pond, or a baby skunk hiding in the flowering fields? Each spread of this interactive board book features a die-cut flap for young readers to lift and discover an adorable touch-and-feel element underneath!
Biscuit and the little llamas
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, 1957-
2021
"It's spring on the farm. Join the beloved and bestselling little yellow puppy, Biscuit, as he makes friends with the piglets, the lambs, the chicks, and even the little llamas!"-- Provided by publisher.
Brave little bear
Small, Steve (Animator), author, illustrator
2023
It's time for Arlo the bear and his family to leave their winter den and journey to Spring Valley, but he doesn't feel ready for the big departure from the home he likes just the way it is. Sometimes Arlo wishes he could be brave like his sister, Eva. But when a snowstorm hits and separates the family as they travel through the Great Wood, Arlo finds that being brave when you're afraid is the bravest brave of all.
Children of the forest
Beskow, Elsa, 1874-1953.
2023
The children of the forest live in the roots of an old pine tree and enjoy adventures throughout each season. What surprise will spring bring? A collectable new edition of the classic Elsa Beskow picture book with a cloth spine. This is a delightful seasonal story for young children about nature through the year from the world-renowned Swedish author-illustrator Elsa Beskow. Each season brings new adventures for the children of the forest - swimming and berry picking in summer; playing with fairies and harvesting mushrooms in fall; sledging and feeding animal friends in winter. But spring brings the best surprise of all!
Do fairies bring the spring?
Walsh, Liza Gardner.
2017
Rhyming text questions whether it is fairies whose activities help bring about all the new plants of spring.
Feathers together : inspired by a pair of real birds with an unbreakable bond
Levis, Caron, author
2022
Stork friends Malena and Klepetan look forward to the next migration from Croatia to South Africa, but when Malena is injured and can not join the flock, their time apart brings many challenges and big feelings, pushing them to stay connected and hope for a spring reunion.
Grandpa and the kingfisher
Wilson, Anna, 1970 March 13-, author
2023
Over the course of a year, a young child and their dog watch kingfishers by the river with Grandpa. As spring turns to summer and autumn to winter, the kingfishers raise a family, while Grandpa teaches his grandchild about the power of nature and the circle of life. Written in memory of her father, whose favorite bird was the kingfisher, Anna Wilson takes readers on a lyrical journey through a year in the life of a kingfisher family. Stunning illustrations by Sarah Massini bring the riverbank to life in all its glory, while the powerful, intergenerational bond between grandparent and grandchild shows that just as spring always follows winter, hope will always return if you know where to look for it. A positive story about life, death, and being a part of the natural world
Happy springtime!
McMullan, Kate author
2021
"A celebration and explanation of the Spring Equinox"-- Provided by publisher.
Hedgehog's home for spring
Ulyeva, Elena, author.
2023
In this fourth installment of the popular Hedgehog books about the four seasons, when Hedgehog wakes up after his winter nap, it's springtime! He sees that the snow is gone, and in its place is green grass. Flowers are blooming, and his bird friends have returned. But he can't see spring. Where is it?
I see spring
Ghigna, Charles, author.
2024
"Rhyming text show what makes spring special, from raindrops and robins to bluebells and butterflies."
Little Bear
Edwards, Lisa (Author and yoga teacher), author.
2023
"Follow Big Bear and Little Bear as winter turns into spring in a gentle, rhyming story that celebrates the love between parent and child."-- Provided by publisher.
Luke and Lottie : spring is here!
Wielockx, Ruth, 1971-
2021
Spring is here! Twins Luke and Lottie are going to play outside. The trees have new leaves and the birds are making nests. Wait, what's that noise in the bushes! It's a fluffy yellow chicken! Where's his mommy? Luke and Lottie decide to help.
Once, a bird
Singh, Rina, 1955- author
2023
Once, as the winter ended, a little bird emerged to find the world had gone quiet. The streets were empty and the playgrounds still. Puzzled but determined, the bird explores the town in search of a suitable place to nest. The residents of an apartment building notice her resting in a tree outside and take comfort in her song. Watching through their windows, they look beyond their lives and pause to appreciate the wonders of nature. The bird chooses to make this community her home and builds a nest, an act of resilience and hope that inspires the humans to emerge as well, reminding them that natural rhythms continue, seasons change and life goes on. Once again. This wordless picture book is a hopeful contemplation of our interconnectedness with the natural world and the joy that nature brings us, even in unusual times.
Sister Spring
Carroll, James Christopher, 1960- author, illustrator.
2023
"A poetic personification of the season, Sister Spring is revealed to be the force behind beautiful sunrises, blooming trees, sudden showers, and other springtime wonders"-- Provided by publisher.
Snow White and Rose Red
Davidson, Susanna, author
2020
Based on the Grimm's fairy tale, this story tells of two sisters who are visited one winter's night by a bear, who seeks shelter from the cold. He stays through the winter, but by spring, he returns once more to the forest. Suspecting the bear is under an enchantment, the two sisters boldly set out to help him.Illustrations: Full colour throughout.
Spring song
Seuling, Barbara.
2001
When new leaves sprout, buds appear, cocoons burst open, and other signs announce the coming of spring, various animals from bears to bullfrogs respond to the warmth of the season.
Spring
Griffin, Annabel, author
2022
Introduces young readers to the changes that happen in nature during the spring season.
Take me to La̐olao
Zhang, Kelly, author.
2024
"There's nothing Lili loves more than celebrating the Spring Lantern Festival with her family. But this will be the first time she attends the festivities without her beloved la̐olao. Though it's one of Lili's favorite days of the year, she can't help but wish, as she drifts off to sleep, that La̐olao were still there to enjoy bowls of sweet rice balls and solve fun riddles with her. Then, that night, the first full moon of the new year invites Lili on an incredible journey. Lili will travel to the bottom of the sea to visit the Dragon King and past the misty clouds to see the Jade Emperor. But will she get to see the one person she wants to see most in the entire world before the night is over?"-- Provided by publisher.
Tales of the mushroom folk
Aspelin, Signe, 1881-1961.
2021
It's early spring and the mushroom folk are emerging into the bright sunshine. Meet the mischievous Fly Agaric Toadstools, the sleepy Slippery Jacks, the playful Porcini Mushrooms and the regal Button Mushrooms in this delightful picture book full of whimsy and vintage charm. As the seasons turn, readers are introduced to the different mushroom families and learn what makes them special through a series of charming tales. This is a new edition of the classic picture book which was first published in 1909.
This little kitty in the garden
Obuhanych, Karen, author, illustrator.
2024
Five little kittens enjoy the wonders of spring as they spend time in the garden.
Tweedle dee dee
Voake, Charlotte.
2008
Illustrations of a forest in spring and simple text provide a variation on the traditional folk song, "The green leaves grew around." Includes musical score.