April showers bring May flowers and rainy days are perfect days to read to your child or have a family reading party. Think about it. Everyone turns off their devices, grabs a book and reads for an hour or an afternoon. It’s a great way to spend a rainy day.
No fights over the remote or game controllers, and no arguments about who won because everybody wins when you read.
This month we have reading recommendations for books with spring themes for kids and YA. Enjoy!
It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler – P.J. Bunny is tired of eating carrots and having big bunny ears. He longs to be anything, but a bunny. It would be much more fun to be a bear, a pig, or a bird, but when he leaves home to try to find out what he should be he finds out being himself is the perfect thing to be. From baby to age 5
Worm Weather by Jean Taft – Younger children will enjoy this book about playing, splashing in puddles, and stomping through the squishy mud in the rain. They will especially like the little worm and its rainy-day adventure. For ages 2-4
A Green, Green Garden by Mercer Mayer – Little Critter discovers that planting his own garden is fun and a lot of work. For ages 4-8
Trees, Leaves, Flowers, and Seeds: a Visual Encyclopedia of the Plant Kingdom by D.K. with contributions from the Smithsonian Museum – over 1,000 incredible images and fun interesting facts about things that grow. For ages 5 and up
Spring Things: A How to Draw Book for Kids by Alli Koch, Paige Tate, and Co. – Five-minute drawing lessons for kids with a spring theme. Perfect for beginners and budding artists. For ages 7 and up
Double Bunny, We’re in Trouble by Dan Gutman – Mayor Hubble is hosting an Easter egg roll. A.J. and the gang are ready for the fun, but when Mayor Hubble reveals the special golden egg has $1,000 inside it’s every kid for themselves and mayhem threatens to ruin their fun. For ages 7-9
A Poem for Every Spring Day and Night of the Year by Allie Asiri – Poems are wonderful ways to express feelings and learn to fall in love with rhyming schemes. For ages 9-11
Rebel Spring: A Falling Kingdom Novel by Morgan Rhodes – Auranos has been conquered and now three kingdoms have been forced to unite under the rule of the evil King Gaius. This book has been described as a Game of Thrones for Teens. For ages 12 and up
The Truth About Horses by Christy Cashman – Reese, a brave fourteen-year-old girl races against time and all odds to save her horse, her farm, and her relationship with her father while honoring her mother’s memory. For ages 13 and up
Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution by Moying Li – Moying Li’s inspiring memoir follows her life from age twelve to twenty-two, revealing the complex, dark time in China's history and telling the compelling story of one girl's difficult but determined coming-of-age during the Cultural Revolution. ages 12 and up