Favorite Spring picture books!
It's officially Spring! As a mom, this has become my favorite season because we get swing the doors and windows open and enjoy the outdoors. We're reading lots of books about planting seeds and tending gardens and buzzing bees and want to invite you to join us. These are some of our very favorite Spring picture books, recommended for ages 4-8.
The Dandelion Seed by Joseph Anthony
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert (a sweet board book for ages 2 and up)
And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano
Whose Garden Is It? by Mary Ann Hoberman
It Starts With a Seed by Laura Knowles
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco
Bee: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup
Miss Maple's Seeds by Eliza Wheeler
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don & Audrey Wood
And here are a handful of science books we love that are beautifully illustrated:
A Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long
A Nest Is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long
Gardening Lab for Kids by Ranata Fossen Brown
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons
From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman
Bruno the Beekeeper: A Honey Primer by Aneta Frantiska Holasová
The Life and Times of the Honeybee by Charles Micucci
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