spring books for kids

Living / 11 April, 2019 / My Baba

Children’s Bedtime Stories Perfect for Spring Reading

As we crawl out of hibernation, spring is the perfect time for your little ones to start learning more and exploring the world around them. Whether that’s finding bugs and plants in the park or learning all about animals, here are some books to spark their curiosity.

Emily Drabble Head of Books at BookTrust said: “Reading is such a wonderful way to bring bright beautiful colours and a lot of fun into your home, whilst also teaching your little one all about how the world around them changes. Spring is especially fun because you can learn, play and explore and explain to them what’s going on with the help of the themes in your books.”

Top 10 kids books for Spring

I Love Bugs

Author: Emma Dodd
Publisher: Orchard Books

A large, bright, creepy-crawly bug safari through a little boy’s garden, with a final spread which shows how we often react to them.

Sir Tony Robinson’s Weird World of Wonders: Pets

Author: Tony Robinson and Jessica Cobb Illustrator: Del Thorpe
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books

Bursting with amazing tales, fantastic facts and practical tips on how best to look after your pets, Tony Robinson’s compendium of stories, statistics and advice will delight animal lovers of any age.

The Little Gardener

Author: Emily Hughes
Publisher: Flying Eye Books

With diverse illustrations, and a clear story to follow, this wonderful book is the perfect read – especially when your own garden is full in bloom.

A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting

Author: Michelle Robinson Illustrator: David Roberts
Publisher: Bloomsbury

This amusing guide book contains an array of information about how to spot and behave around bears. The result is a stylish, highly entertaining picture book, perfect for reading aloud.

We Are Not Frogs!

Author: Michael Morpurgo Illustrator: Sam Usher
Publisher: Picture Squirrels

Alice and Jago are playing in granny’s garden one day when they find lots of toads in the long grass. Michael Morpurgo’s lovely nature tale and Sam Usher’s sensitive and funny illustrations bring this story hoppingly alive.

Tidy

Author: Emily Gravett
Publisher: Two Hoots

Pete the badger likes to keep everything neat and tidy, but his over-zealous cleaning begins to have a damaging impact on the forest. This entertaining picture book, with its rich illustrations, carries an important environmental message.

Norton and Alpha

Author: Kristyna Litten
Publisher: Simon and Schuster

This charming tale about appreciating the wonder of nature is accompanied by gorgeous atmospheric illustrations, which bring the endearing characters to life.

Lots

Author: Marc Martin
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing

This beautiful book celebrates the world we live in: there are LOTS of people, places, landscapes and cultures to see. Marc Martin’s illustrations capture the spirit of every place and culture, igniting the travelling bug for young explorers.

A Walk in the Park

Author: Anthony Browne
Publisher: Walker Books

A welcome republication for an Anthony Browne classic from 1977. Two children from very different backgrounds (and their dogs) make friends where their parents cannot.

Hooray for Hoppy!

Author: Tim Hopgood
Publisher: Macmillan

Tim Hopgood delights again with his signature heartwarming and thoughtful approach to concept books for young children. This one, a book about the senses, joins his equally fantastic previous books about colours, counting and shapes.

For more reading inspiration you can check out BookTrust’s Book Finder developed by their book experts.

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