Ages 3-5
Spring
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Bird Builds a Nest
by Martin Jenkins
It's time for Bird to build her nest! Follow her as she pulls a worm out of the ground, lifts some twigs that are just the right size, and pushes the twigs into place. Uh-oh! One of the twigs falls to the ground! But after a day of hard work, Bird's nest is ready and waiting.
Flowers
by Gail Gibbons
Introduces flowers, describing the different types, life cycle, pollination, blooming seasons, and requirements for planting and caring for a flower garden.
One Springy, Singy Day
by Renée Kurilla
A joyful ode to toddlerdom that follows a group of little ones through one buzzy, busy day. One Springy, Singy Day is a vibrant, joyful story that follows a diverse cast of young children as they play throughout their day. Inspired by author-illustrator Renée's own busy bee two-year-old, this love note from parent to child illustrates the wondrous and boisterous adventure of raising a springy, singy, squeezy toddler.
Snowman - Cold = Puddle : Spring Equations
by Laura Purdie Salas
A unique take on spring in a series of eye-opening equations. Whether it's breeze + kite = ballet or nest + robin = jewelry box, each equation prompts readers to pause and think about spring in unexpected ways. As a child in the art welcomes the change of seasons, sidebars provide more information about the science behind the signs of spring.
Spring
by Harriet Brundle
From April showers to May flowers, this book introduces readers to everything spring!
Spring for Sophie
by Yael Werber
Sophie listens and watches for the signs of spring--the melting ice, the blue sky--until one day the raindrops come and spring is here.
Spring Parade
by Camelia Kay
Follow along with Mama and Baby Bunny as they lead a festive parade of their friends through the blossoming flowers and trees, rejoicing at the coming of spring.
Spring Stinks
by Ryan T Higgins
When cheerful Ruth the rabbit tries to share with grumpy Bruce the bear the wonderful smells of spring, they discover that spring stinks.
The Spring Book
by Todd Parr
Celebrate all the joys and wonders that the Spring season brings including holidays, spring cleaning, allergies, and the Earth.
Wake Up, Baby Bear!
by Lynn Plourde
Baby Bear is so exhausted from staying up too late in the fall, that now he cannot wake up in the spring, but a few well-placed pecks from a mother Robin does the trick and Baby Bear finally awakes just in time to do a little babysitting himself. Includes multiple choice questions and answers about black bears.
What Will Grow?
by Jennifer Ward
Seeds can be big and small, round and pointy, and all sorts of colors. But they all have one thing in common--inside waits a new plant life, waiting to emerge! This lush journey through an entire year follows seeds that bloom in the very beginning of spring, all the way through ones that sprout in winter.
When Spring Comes
by Kevin Henkes
Animals and children alike watch as the world transforms from the dark and dead of winter to a full and blooming spring.
Updated 03/14/2023