Springtime means it’s time for flowers, sunshine, and jumping in puddles. This list of Spring books for kids includes fiction and nonfiction books about the springtime for kids of all ages to enjoy! So grab one of these spring books for children and head outside to read in the sunshine!
Spring Books for Kids
Springtime is finally here, which means it’s time for all things fresh and blooming! From colorful flowers to warm sunshine and even a little bit of rain, there’s so much to love about this time of year. And what better way to celebrate than with some fun spring books for kids? Our list of best spring books includes a mix of fiction and nonfiction books. Whether your child loves stories about animals exploring the great outdoors or prefers to learn about the science behind the changing seasons, there’s something for everyone on our list of spring books for children. Use this list of preschool books about spring with toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, and up!
See all of our lists of best kids books plus tongs of fun spring activity ideas
Spring books for children
Spring Sings for the Grouchy Ladybug was written and illustrated by Eric Carle. This brightly colored book uses a simple descriptive text and bright illustrations done in Carle’s signature style to introduce young ones to the sights and signs of spring.
A Little Book about Spring was written by Leo Lionni and illustrated by Julie Hamilton. In this adorable board book, little ones can learn all about spring through simple text and adorable cartoon illustrations.
Curious George: Curious about Spring was written and illustrated by H.A. Rey. In this tabbed board book, George is excited to greet the spring by playing in the mud, planting seeds, watching baby birds hatch, and more.
Mouse’s First Spring was written by Lauren Thompson and illustrated by Buket Erdogan. When Mouse and Momma head outside to play, they see lots of signs of spring. The text includes lots of fun descriptive vocabulary, and the illustrations are full of bright colors.
Spring Stinks was written by Ryan T. Higgins. It’s Springtime in Soggy Hollow and Ruth the Bunny is excited to share all the smells of Spring with her friend Bruce. But grumpy Bruce is not happy about all the new sights and smells.
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Spring Smiles was written by Kallie George and illustrated by Oriol Vidal. It’s Springtime, and there are lots of beautiful flowers outside. But poor Spike the dinosaur can’t stop sneezing!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Spring was written and illustrated by Eric Carle. Join the beloved caterpillar and his friends as they explore all the changes that come with Spring. The rhyming text is accompanied by colorful illustrations done in Carle’s signature style.
Planting a Rainbow was written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert. Teach little ones about plants and colors in this beautiful book. The brightly colored illustrations are full of little captions exploring different types of bulbs and plants.
Best spring books
Dr. Seuss’ Spring Things was written by Dr. Seuss’ and illustrated by Tom Brannon. This cute board book follows Thing 1 and Thing 2 as they play with all kinds of Spring animals and objects. Little ones will love the colorful illustrations.
Worm Weather was written by Jean Taft and illustrated by Matt Hunt. Join two kids and some wiggly worms as they frolic in the rainy spring weather together! The simple text and adorable illustrations show how both the kids and the worms enjoy the rain.
When Spring Comes was written by Kevin Henkes and illustrated by Laura Dronzek. This cute book shows what happens as winter slowly slips into spring. The simple text and colorful illustrations show the snow disappearing and the bare trees blooming, bringing about the brighter season.
Grumpy Monkey: Spring Fever was written by Suzanne Lang and illustrated by Max Lang. When Jim Panzee wakes up full of energy and acting silly, his friends tell him he has Spring fever. As he tries to find a cure for his Spring fever, he and his friends enjoy the sights and sounds of Spring.
Spring is Here! was written and illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Mole is very excited about the Spring season, but his friend Bear is still taking his winter nap. So Mole whips up a fancy Spring treat for his hibernating friend.
Little Blue Truck’s Springtime was written by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Jill McElmurry, Follow the Little Blue Truck and his friend Toad as they drive along in the bright Spring weather, visiting friends and exploring.
And then it’s Spring was written by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Erin E. Stead. Join a young boy and his dog as they plant a garden and try to bring some color to the brown winter ground. The simple text and gentle illustrations highlight the slight changes in nature as the seasons change.
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring was written and illustrated by Kenard Pak. In this beautifully illustrated book, a young boy and his dog take a walk and explore all the seasonal changes.
Preschool books about spring
Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms was written by Julia Rawlinson and illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke. Fletcher the fox loves Springtime, but when he spies snowflakes drifting down to the flowers, he worries that winter is returning.
Don’t Touch That Flower! was written by Alice Hemming and illustrated by Nicola Slater. This follow up to The Leaf Thief follows Squirrel as he finds a new flower and becomes very protective of it. But his friend Bird shows him how to let flowers grow.
Everything Spring was written by Jill Esbaum. This informative guide to the Spring season uses simple text and brightly colored photographs to introduce young readers to the sights and sounds of the Spring season.
The Hidden Rainbow was written and illustrated by Christie Matheson. This interactive book follows a little bee as she looks around the garden waiting for flowers to bloom. The text encourages the reader to interact with the illustrations, helping the garden bloom.
Construction Site: Spring Delight was written by Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrated by AG Ford. This lift-the-flap book joins the popular construction vehicles at the work site as they uncover all kinds of Spring and Easter surprises.
Springtime Babies was written by Danna Smith and illustrated by Takako Fisher. Springtime on the farm means all kinds of animal babies! The rhyming text and adorable cartoon illustrations introduce little ones to all kinds of animal babies born on the farm during the spring.
Llama Llama: Very Busy Springtime was written by Anna Dewdney. This story, adapted from an episode of the animated series, follows Llama as he plans all kinds of fun for the first day of Spring. But his excitement causes him to schedule too many things!
Spring is for Strawberries was written by Katherine Pryor and illustrated by Polina Gortman. Follow along as two young girls meet at the farmers market and continue their blossoming friendship throughout a year. The descriptive text and colorful illustrations highlight the sights and smells of the farmers market.
Books for spring
Escargot and the Search for Spring was written by Dashka Slater and illustrated by Sydney Hanson. Escargot the snail can’t wait to head out and search for signs of spring. The cute story is paired with adorable cartoon illustrations that little ones will love.
The Spring Book was written and illustrated by Todd Parr. This colorful book celebrates the sights and sounds of springtime, as well as the fun that can be had during the season. The brightly colored illustrations are done in Parr’s signature style.
The Berenstain Bears Go Green was written by Jan and Mike Berenstain. When the Berenstain Bears head out on a fishing trip, they find a whole lot of trash spilling into the creek. Can they work together to find a solution and save their home?
Misty the Cloud: The Thing About Spring was written by Dylan Dreyer and illustrated by Rosie Butcher. In this cute book, Misty the Cloud learns about the important role that rain plays in the spring, and helps things to bloom and grow.
Cherry Blossoms Say Spring was written by Jill Esbaum. Learn about the life cycle of cherry blossom trees, and the history behind the Japanese cherry blossom trees in Washington D.C. in this informative nonfiction book.
Little Critter: A Green, Green Garden was written and illustrated by Mercer Mayer. This early reader uses simple text to follow Little Critter as he visits a garden store with his family and prepares his garden for Spring.
Biscuit in the Garden was written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Pat Schories. Join Biscuit the dog as he explores the garden and sees all the new sights that the spring season brings. This leveled reader uses simple text and cute illustrations to bring the colorful garden to life.
It’s Spring! was written by Linda Glaser and illustrated by Susan Swan. This book explores all the sights and symbols of the Spring season with simple text and beautiful cut paper illustrations.
Spring books
Abracadabra, It’s Spring! was written by Anne Sibley and illustrated by Susan Gal. Follow the journey from winter to spring in this cute book that uses simple text and interactive illustrations to celebrate the changing seasons.
Pinkalicious: Fairy House was written and illustrated by Victoria Kann. Join Pinkalicious as she attempt to create the perfect fairy houses in her garden now that Spring has arrived.
Animals in Spring was written by Martha E.H. Rustad. This nonfiction text uses easy to read text and large, colorful photographs to introduce young ones to the actions of animals in Spring.
Spring for Sophie was written by Yael Werber and illustrated by Jen Hill. Sophie is a young girl who is watching and waiting for Spring to come. Kids may recognize the same longing and frustration that Sophie feels, waiting for the season to change.
Spectacular Spring was written by Bruce Goldstone. This nonfiction book teaches kids about the spring season through interesting facts and brightly colored photographs.
Plants in Spring was written by Martha E.H. Rustad. This book uses simple language, nonfiction text features, and colorful photographs to teach kids about seeds, sprouts, and plants in Spring.
Happy Springtime! was written by Kate McMullan and illustrated by Sujean Rim. This book celebrates the ending of the winter season and the colorful burst when the spring season appears.
First Notes of Spring was written by Jessica Kulekjian and illustrated by Jennifer Bower. Join a young badger as she attempts to join the First Notes of Spring, the orchestra who rings in the Spring season. Will she find a place for her unique talents?
Spencer Knows Spring was written by Tiffany Obeng and illustrated by Tharushi Fernando. In this book, a young boy named Spencer explains to readers how he knows that spring is coming. The simple text outlines the signs of spring, and the engaging narrator will draw in young readers.
Springtime books for Preschoolers
Fancy Nancy: Spring Fashion Fling was written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Join Nancy and her friends as they create flower forward fashions for a Spring fashion show!
Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up was written by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss and illustrated by Cinyee Chiu. Join a father and his two children as they make their way around the yard and garden, exploring how plants wake up after the winter season.
The Spring Visitors was written and illustrated by Karel Hayes. When a family of bears staying in a cottage wake up from hibernation, they join in on lots of muddy, rainy, spring fun. Will they be able to avoid being discovered by the human owners of the cottage?
Olaf Waits for Spring was written by Victoria Saxon. Join the lovable snowman as he learns all about Spring from his friends Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff.
Bear Finds Eggs was written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jane Chapman. Join Bear and his animal friends as they try to help a mother bird find her missing eggs, and find lots of other eggs in the process.
Clifford’s Spring Clean-up was written and illustrated by Norman Bridwell. Join Clifford the big red dog and his friends as they spring clean the house and get ready for Earth Day.
A Royal Spring was written by Kristen L. Depken and illustrated by Marco Colletti and Fabio Laguna. This early reader book follows the Disney princesses as they celebrate the spring season with easy to read text and cute illustrations.
Miss Rumphius was written by Barbara Cooney. This book tells the story of Alice Rumphius, the Lupine Lady, who spread lupine seeds everywhere she went. The beautiful illustrations are popping with colorful flowers, and the story offers an inspirational tale for young kids.
Fiona and the Rainy Day was illustrated by Richard Cowdrey and Donald Wu. This easy reader follows Fiona the hippo and her friends at the Cincinnati Zoo as they enjoy a rainy day and learn about sharing.
Spring Activities
- How big is a Raindrop Experiment for kids, Marshmallow Shooters – go over 30 feet, or 2 ingredient Easy Slime Recipe, or How to Make a Lava Lamp
- Kids will no nuts over this simple Pop Rock Experiment, Density water balloon science experiment, 50+ Best spring books for kids
- Fun-to-Make, Beautiful Chromatography Butterflies for kids, Vinegar and Baking soda Rocket Experiment, or Outrageously cool Lemon Clock project for kids,
- Making butter in a jar experiment, Balloon solid, liquid, gas hands-on activities, or Amazing Coke and mentos experiment worksheet, super cool potato plant maze, or silly egg in vinegar expeirment
- 100 things to do on a rainy day (for kids) or weather activities for kids
- Plant Activities for kids, Free Zoo fieldtrip worksheet, or Printable Animal Habitat Game
- 30 DIY Bird Feeder projects, Bubble Wrap Umbrella Craft Preschool, or cute toilet paper roll bunny crafts for kids
- 40 Earth Day Crafts, Easy Impressionism for Kids spring art project, pretty Pasta Butterfly Craft
- 100 Beautiful Flowers Crafts, Flower Mason Jar Lid Crafts, beautiful Painted Flower Craft Ideas, or splatter Art Flower Craft for Kids
- Printable Flower Craft for working on name recognition, painted flower craft preschool, egg carton tulip craft or cherry blossom craft, fun-to-make bubble art for kids
- EPIC Bubble painting, Colorful Snake Bubble Activity for kids, Spring pasta craft for kids, or FREE Zoo Scavenger Hunt
- 100 animal crafts, April Crafts for kids, April Activities for Kids, cute May Crafts , or May Activities for Kids!
- Homemade Bubble Solution for GIANT bubbles, free insect activities for preschoolers, or spring art ideas for grade 1, egg head spring craft
- Rainbow Eruptions Spring science, edible ice cream play doh, or easy pool noodle race track
- Fun-to-Make Bubble Art for Kids, Simple Windsock Craft for kids, or Rainbow Painting with Kids using hot wheel cars
Spring Printables
- Mowing the Lawn Spring Alphabet Game, Spring Alphabet Worksheets for preschoolers, or Alphabet Kite Craft
- Free Printable Flower matching game for preschoolers, Rainbow Spring Letter Tracing for kids, or Spring Flowers Letter Matching Printable , and spring bug kindergarten sentence writing
- Rainy Day Find-the-Letter Spring Worksheets, Raindrop Letters Matching activity for spring, or Hop to it! Frog alphabet matching game printable
- Free Printable Flower rhyming words, Bunny short i puzzles are a fun spring activities for kindergarten, or Cut, Paste, and Read Spring Sight words Reader
- April Showers Digraph Activities for second grade, Spring sight words game, o rfree printable sight word worksheets for spring
- Spring vowel worksheets for kindergarten, Cut, Paste & Read Bug Free Printable SIght Word Books pdf, or Hands-on Caterpillar spring cvc words activity
- Printable spring bubble word family games, April Writing Prompts Calendar, Free May Writing Prompts Worksheets for K-4th graders
- Rhyming Words Spring Worksheets, Simple, free Flower Rhyming Worksheets, or Printable Spring Emergent Reader
- Planting Carrots CVC Word Activity, Frog free printable sight words games pdf, Tulip spring rhyming words worksheet
- Carrot word family worksheets for kindergarten, or spring word searches
- Butterfly Counting to 30 Worksheets, Free printable kite Skip Counting Craft, or Spring counting playdough mats
- Insect Telling Time Puzzles, Count to 10 Insect printables for preschoolers, or Fraction Flowers worksheets for kids, or spring vocabulary flashcards.
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar flashcards – numbers, Bug Measuring Cards Free, or Raindrop counting activity for spring
- Spring carrot what comes next activity, Flower free printable number bond worksheets for kindergarten, or Flower Tracing Numbers 1-30 pdf
- Spring Math Puzzles to work on counting and addition, Spring Counting Clip Cards, or one to one correspondence activity with jelly beans
- Free printable missing number worksheets, Spring Bunny counting number tracing cards, or Teen Number sense Flower Addition Worksheet
- Shape Flower Playdough Mats, Printable Spring Tracing Worksheets, FLOWER shapes activities for kindergarten, or Vegetable counting from 1 to 10 clip cards
- Seeds Make 10 Addition Game, Spring Addition Counting Clip Cards, or Kite Color Matching – free printable learning colors for toddlers game
- Free printable How to plant a seed step by step worksheet, I Spy Farm Animals (great for visual discrimination & counting)
- Spring Worksheets Preschool, Backyard Critters Insect worksheets for kindergarten, or Spring color words worksheets using do-a-dot markers
- B is for Butterfly weekly theme, Fun Ant activities for preschoolers (prek / k), I is for Inchworm activities, or Match the Flower Worksheet for Kindergarten
- Spring lego challenge cards, Fruit Loop Color Matching Umbrella Craft, or I Spy Spring
Book recommendations for Kids
- Tons of books for preschoolers and fun world book day activities
- Must Read Kindergarten Reading Books pdf free, free Kindergarten Reading Level Book List, Favorite Read Aloud Books for Kindergarten
- 100 Books for 1st Graders to Read by Themselves – Level 1 Reading Books pdf free, Fun-to-Read First Grade Picture Books, First Grade Read Aloud Chapter Books
- Chapter Books for 1st Graders, 2nd Graders, and 3rd Graders – favorite series to keep kids reading!
- Best Read Aloud Chapter Books for 2nd Grade, Check out these 2nd Grade Reading Books pdf free
- Handy Grade 3 Reading Books pdf FREE
- Free 4th Grade Reading List pdf
- Printable Grade 5 Reading books pdf
- Grade 7 Reading Books
- List of great 12th Grade Books
- Exciting Historical Fiction Books for Kids and 25 Exciting Historical Fiction Books for 4th Graders
- Alphabet Booksfor Children, Transportation Books for Kids, Space Books for Kids that are out-of-this-world, Funny Picture Books for kids of all ages, Sweet Picture Books about Family, Fun Zoo Books for Kids, best dinosaur books for kids, 50+ Books about community helpers, Beautiful Animal Books for Preschoolers, Preschool Color Books
- Creepy, Crawly Bug Books for Preschool kids, Rhyming Books for Kindergarten, fun-to read fall books for kids, and Preschool emotion booksfor learning to understand feelings
- See all of our popular kids books to read and making sense of reading levels!
Reading Comprehension
- Handy, Reading Comprehension bookmarks (any book: fiction or non fiction)
- Free Book Report Template for elementary age students or Book Report Worksheets for elementary age kids
- Simple, one page Book Report Templates to ensure kids are understanding the main charaters, setting, and idea of what they are reading
- Super cute Pizza Book Report Idea with Free printable template or sandwich book report freebie
- Free 3rd Grade Book Report template choices
- 26 more clever Book Report Ideas, Ralph Waldo Poetry Worksheets
- See if kids remember the moral of the story with these FREE Aesop Fables Worksheets pdf
- This Library Scavenger Hunt helps kids learn to navigate a library or this Reading Scavenger Hunt
- Bookshelf Reading Log printable – to help encourage kids to read!
- How to teach elementary age students to write a Ralph Waldo Poetry Worksheets
- Free Parts of a Book Worksheet or these parts of a book for kids coloring pages that use playdough, and book reading goals printables
- Plus, grab these super cute, free printable Star Wars bookmarks for kids!