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10 fun and colorful

spring books
for kids

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Spring Books for Kids

fun and colorful

Get ready for Spring by picking out a few new spring themed books to read to your kids and/or students while we say hello to warmer, greener days. Check out your local library or tap on the links below to buy!

1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This classic book by Eric Carle is a beautifully illustrated book about a young caterpillar’s journey from egg to butterfly.

2. How to Catch a Unicorn

How to Catch a Unicorn is a rainbow themed book about a group of kids creatively making traps to try and catch a unicorn! Warning-if you don’t like the word FART-don’t get this book 😉

3. How to Catch A Leprechaun

Another book from the The How To Catch series-this time the group of kids create traps to catch the ever elusive Leprechaun. This book includes STEM concepts, fun rhymes and bright illustrations. 

4. little blue truck's springtime

Another cheerful adventure from the Little Blue Truck! This time the Little Blue Truck takes a springtime drive and meets lots of new animal friends along the way.

5. The Tiny Seed

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle is a classic book with beautiful illustrations that follows the journey of one tiny little seed. 

6. how the crayons saved the rainbow

A very sweet and colorful story about how a little box of crayons work together to save the rainbows.

7. lola plants a garden

An inspiring book about how Lola goes about researching and then planting her own garden.

8. When Spring Comes

When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes, is a beautifully illustrated book about the changes that happen when Winter turns to Spring. 

9. all about weather

All About Weather is a book about all four seasons-and is especially fun for early learners to read in the Spring to find out more about rain, storms and rainbows. 

10. and then it's spring

And Then It’s Spring is a very sweet story about a boy and his dog deciding to plant a garden and how they wait with anticipation to see the new plants sprout up. 

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