30 Favorite Spring Picture Books for Kids
Spring picture books are some of my favorite books to read aloud! I love all the bright and cheerful spring colors.
In addition to the cheerful artwork, I love all the references to animals, gardening, and flowers. There’s just so much to love about spring picture books!
Here’s a list of our favorites. Some of these are for very young children, and some of them are suitable for older elementary kids.
Even as an adult, I still enjoy reading these! 🙂
Spring Picture Books
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Nature’s Day, by Kay Maguire
Spring Walk, by Virginia Snow
Wee Little Lamb, by Lauren Thompson
Tractor Day, by Candice F. Ransom
Cottontail at Clover Crescent, by C. Drew Lamm
The Big Rain, by Francoise Seignobosc
Rain Drop Splash, by Alvin Tresselt
It Starts with a Seed, by Laura Knowles
A Seed is Sleepy, by Dianna Hutts Aston
The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carle
The Carrot Seed, by Ruth Krauss
The Reason for a Flower, by Ruth Heller
Planting a Rainbow, by Lois Ehlert
Bloom, by Deborah Diesen
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, by Kate Messner
Jack’s Garden, by Henry Cole
Flower Garden, by Eve Bunting
From Seed to Plant, by Gail Gibbons
Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney
When Spring Comes, by Kevin Henkes
A Butterfly is Patient, by Dianna Hutts Aston
Butterfly House, by Eve Bunting
An Egg is Quiet, by Dianna Hutts Aston
A Nest is Noisy, by Dianna Hutts Aston
And Then It’s Spring, by Julie Fogliano
Spring Story, by Jill Barklem
The Little Duck, by Judy Dunn
The Little Rabbit, by Judy Dunn
The Little Kitten, by Judy Dunn
The Little Lamb, by Judy Dunn
Small Wonders: Jean-Henri Fabre and His World of Insects, by Matthew Clark Smith
Spring Weather Books
In spring, we often have windy days and we often notice the clouds. It seems like the perfect time to pull out the books about wind and clouds!
Here are a few of our favorites:
The Weather Sky, by Bruce McMillan
Gilberto and the Wind, by Marie Hall Ets
The Cloud Book, by Tomie de Paola
It Looked Like Spilt Milk, by Charles G. Shaw
Shapes in the Sky: A Book About Clouds, by Joseph Sherman
In addition to the picture books mentioned above, spring is also the perfect time to read the Beatrix Potter Books (we have this collection that includes the complete and unabridged stories all in one volume).
And, we also love A Windy Spring Day, by Wendy Dunham
And here are a few additional books for younger children with a spring-y theme:
Angus and the Ducks, by Marjorie Flack
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey
Have You Seen My Duckling, by Nancy Tafuri
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A very good list! You may enjoy Muncha!Muncha!Muncha! by Candace Fleming, as well.
Thanks for sharing, Angel!
The Little Lamb and The Little Duck were my favorite books from childhood!! I must have read Tractor day to my oldest son a thousand times. So many great books on here. PInned.
What a sweet memory!
Now I just want to sit down with this whole pile of books and read them! They look fabulous! Great to have you link up at Booknificent Thursday on Mommynificent.com this week!
Tina
That sounds like a wonderful idea! Thanks so much for stopping by, Tina!
Pinning and sharing this post, Joy! It’s so nice to discover new picture books for the little ones in our lives. I particularly loved Make Way For Ducklings, but I had forgotten about Angus and the Ducks! There’s lots of new to me books in this list too. Thank you for sharing, and for being apart of the Hearth and Soul Link party.
Aren’t picture books just the greatest? I think even when all of my kids outgrow them, I’ll still be enjoying them (while I wait for grandchildren to share them with!). 🙂
Nice selection of books.
Thank you!