These picture books focus on the relationship between humans and the environment. You may want to pair them with books from the Nature book list or the Earth Day section of the Holiday books. For nonfiction books that emphasize Earth Day, please visit the 333 and 363s. Click here for a print-friendly version of this list.
Author | Title | Call Number |
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Ambrose | The Lonely Giant A giant pulls up the forest and finds he is lonely without it. | JE Ambrose |
Asch | The Earth and I This introduction to environmentalism describes a child's friendship with the earth. | JE Asch |
Base | Uno's Garden Uno's magnificent forest home attracts so many visitors that it becomes overrun with tourists. | JE Base |
Baylor | The Desert Is Theirs Simple text and illustrations evoke the desert and its plant, animal, and human life. | JE Baylor |
Brett | The Umbrella While Carlos climbs a tree to discover wildlife, animals discover his umbrella. | JE Brett |
Cherry | The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest Animals ask a man with an ax not to cut down their home in a kapok tree. | JE Cherry |
Child | What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? Clarice and her family become eco-warriors in an attempt to save a tree. | JE Child |
Cole | On Meadowview Street Caroline and her parents cultivate a meadow in their yard so their street can live up to its name. | JE Cole |
Garland | Summer Sands A beach community uses old Christmas trees to help restore the local dunes. | JE Garland |
Hibbs | Errol's Garden Errol discovers a secret spot in the city and works with his friends to transform it into a garden. | JE Hibbs |
Johnston | Isabel's House of Butterflies Isabel hatches a plan to provide her family with an income while protecting local butterflies. | JE Johnston |
Jules | The Generous Fish In this touching tale of environmental stewardship, villagers must help a fish that has shared its scales with them in times of need. | JE Jules |
Kroll | Stuff! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Pinch the pack rat discovers the beauty of recycling. | JE Kroll |
MacKay | Butterfly Park A girl finds a way to return the butterflies to Butterfly Park. | JE MacKay |
Martin | I Love Our Earth Sets the context for Earth Day by celebrating nature's colors, climates, landscapes, and seasons. | JE Martin |
Meserve | No Room for Napoleon Napoleon the dog has built a house that takes up too many resources. How can he make things right with his neighbors? | JE Meserve |
Oram | Snowboy and the last Tree Standing Snowboy learns a game that endangers the trees in the forest and the fish in the ocean. What happens when everything's gone? | JE Oram |
Pinfold | Greenling When a green baby creature appears farm, the Barleycorns take it in and become part of its natural world—at least for a season. | JE Pinfold |
Sayre | Thank you, Earth: A Love Letter to Our Planet A love letter to the Earth shares striking photographic images from around the world. | JE Sayre |
Senabria | As Time Went By A steamship makes a journey across time from luxury and exclusivity, to stewardship and inclusion. | JE Senabria |
Seuss | The Lorax The Once-ler describes effects of greed and the pollution it causes. | JE Seuss |
Spinelli | Miss Fox's Class Goes Green Miss Fox and her class make choices that help keep the planet healthy. | JE Spinelli |
Turnbull | Pandora Pandora's care for an injured bird also transforms the wounded landscape. | JE Turnbull |
Wilson | The Girl Who Spoke to the Moon: A Story About Friendship and Loving Our Earth Little Sofia sees our planet from the Moon's point of view and is inspired to do help protect our Earth. | JE Wilson |
Pierce | My Busy Green Garden A lyrical tribute to the bugs, bees, and birds that make the garden a busy place. | JEER Pierce |
Turk | Heartbeat A young whale seeks out a child who shares her vision of a planet fit for all. | J Illus Turk |
Van Allsburg | Just a Dream After a series of dreams, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment. | JE Illus Van Allsburg |
Seki | The Last Kappa of Old Japan Kappas, the beings who keep the water clean, have been driven away. But one returns and tries to help. | 398.2 AS Seki |
Last Updated: 4/20
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