Books for Kids to Celebrate Springtime and Spring Holidays
Springtime Books That Spark Joy, Curiosity, and Cultural Awareness
Midweek Musings is a cozy mix of book recs, parenting wins (and fails), and fun activities for the whole family. Intentional updates I’d bring up at a playdate.
There are a lot of reasons to celebrate the change of seasons from winter to spring. Ditching the heavy coats, spending extra time outside, absorbing more Vitamin D… I could go on. If you can’t tell, I’m very excited about spring and I know I’m not alone. Sure, the official change of the season doesn’t guarantee perfect weather, but I like to think it’s the signal things are going to start looking up. In addition to the flowers and sunshine, spring also brings with it some fun holidays to celebrate as a family. It’s a great time to update your children’s bookshelves with stories that welcome the new season and help kids learn more about the springtime holidays. And a reminder, even if your family doesn’t celebrate a particular holiday, it’s a great time to teach your children about different cultures and celebrations. Below is a round up of spring nad spreing holiday books!
Pop-up Butterflies - Celebrate the beauty of butterflies as they flit and flutter off the pages of this book. Incredible pop-ups show butterflies actually moving their wings, emerging from a chrysalis, and migrating in clouds right off the page. Learn how butterflies' wings can help them hide or dazzle predators, witness the magical metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly, and even meet the biggest butterfly in the world at actual size!
Garden Sounds - Press the sign on each page to hear these wonderful garden sounds and noises. The beautiful illustrations complement this beautiful first picture book for young children.
Outdoor Book: Inspiring ideas for discovering and exploring outdoors - This book has lots and lots of activities to do outdoors, wherever you are or whatever the weather – by the sea or on a riverbank, in the woods, in your garden, when it’s sunny or raining, or even at night. Activities include making a shelter from branches and leaves, going on a nighttime nature walk, marking out trails to follow, making your own map, exploring a rock pool, and even cooking on a campfire.
1,000 Things in Nature - From soaring birds and towering trees high above your head to busy bugs and cozy burrows found beneath your feet, the natural world is full of treasures to be discovered. This book takes you across jungles, over deserts, through gardens, and under the ocean to see exactly 1,000 amazing things found in nature. The book takes children through lots of different habitats (the savannah, desert, jungle, under the sea, mountains, etc.) to see beautiful illustrations of the plants, natural features, and animals of these biomes. It also features pages like ‘Creepy-crawlies’, ‘Food in nature’, ‘Rocks, fossils & gems', and ‘Feathers, eggs & nests’.
Peek Inside a Beehive - This simple book is filled with beautiful illustrations and facts about bees and beehives, perfect for young children. They can lift the flaps and peek through the holes in the pages to find out where bees live, what they eat, and what they do.
Lift and Look Garden - Explore the woods with little mouse, as she leaps through the trees and burries acorns in the ground, discovering lots of interesting things along the way. This new series is perfect for younger children and babies, with chunky gatefold flaps, and peek -throughs for little hands to discover.
The Four Seasons - Press the pages of this enchantingly illustrated book to hear Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Each spread is beautifully illustrated and shows children the passing of the seasons in nature.
Happy Easter, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff - Our favorite little mouse is back for more in this colorful Easter special.
Happy Easter, Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton - Pookie’s mom arranges an Easter play date with their friend, Bean, where they hop around like bunnies and decorate eggs. At the end of the day, Pookie dreams of the Easter Bunny and, of course, chocolate!
Fingerwiggly Easter Bunnies - Poke your fingers through the holes to bring the actions in these charming stories to life! A guaranteed fun play-time experience with young children..
That’s Not My Bunny - Babies and toddlers will love touching the textured patches as they meet all of the different bunnies throughout this book!
Bluey: Easter - What Bluey-obsessed kid isn’t going to be psyched to celebrate Easter with Bluey and the gang? In this story, they have the chance to join Bluey and Bingo on their quest for Easter eggs, and make sure that the Easter Bunny hasn’t forgotten them.
Llama Llama Easter Egg by Anna Dewdney - With an array of Easter surprises, the adventures of Llama Llama are perfect for toddlers who love lots of rhymes and fun!
Are You There Little Bunny? - In this beautifully illustrated hide-and-seek series, children can “spot” the bunny through a hole on each page... but when they turn the page, it isn’t the bunny at all! Very young children will love searching for the elusive bunny, and all the charming details and other animals they discover along the way.
Bunny Finger Puppet - In this irresistible puppet book, Poppy and Sam spot a rabbit and follow it around Apple Tree Farm. Each page has a different action for you to do with the rabbit, from sneezing in the flowers to snuggling up with the other bunnies at the end.
The Donkey Who Carried a King by R.C. Sproul - The biblical teaching that Jesus was the Suffering Servant who carried the sins of His people when He went to the cross is vividly brought home to children in The Donkey Who Carried a King, the latest children’s book from respected theologian, author, and educator Dr. R.C. Sproul.
The Garden, The Curtain, and The Cross by Carl Laferton - A beautifully-illustrated hardcover storybook for young children (ages 3+) telling the story of Easter from the Bible.
The Story of Easter by Katya Longhi - This special Easter tale is told through the perspective of Christianity, and highlights the story of Jesus in a die-cut board book format.
Pippa’s Passover Plate by Vivian Kirkfield - It’s almost time to celebrate, but Pippa can’t find her special Seder plate. Join the adventure as she interacts with animals and celebrates the special holiday with them all.
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Secrets of Our Earth (Shine-A-Light) - Explore the planet up close, and you will find great surprises! From lava bubbling in a volcano, to creatures living beneath the ocean, the hidden wonders of our Earth are revealed.
Little Blue Truck’s Springtime by Alice Schertle - For any kiddos who adore following Little Blue Truck along on adventures, they’ll have a blast getting to know the sights and sounds of springtime in this bright board book.
How Do Flowers Grow? - This stylish, highly illustrated, interactive book is perfect for sharing with young children, and introduces science using a friendly lift-the-flap format. A great introduction to one of the fundamental themes of biology, perfect for curious young minds.
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom - Inspired by Indigenous movements across the continent, this story shows just how essential water is, and how we can each do more to protect it.
What Makes it Rain? - What makes it rain? How hot is the sun? Where does wind come from? Find out in this beautifully illustrated flap book.
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak - Through the lens of a young boy and his dog, your child can tag along with this story of seasons and how nature and animals adapt through it all.
Millie Mae Through the Seasons - Whether the sun is shining, the snow is falling, the wind is blowing or the flowers are blooming, the world is always a beautiful place for Millie-Mae.
Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn - Lola’s love for plants inspires her to create and grow her own garden. While learning about flowers and other plants, she learns patience, too.
Peek Inside Springtime - There's so much happening in springtime! As the days get warmer, leaves grow and flowers pop up, and all the animals get busy. Peek under blossoms, behind the meadow flowers, and into the pond to find nests full of chicks, baby bunnies, wiggly tadpoles, and other animals bustling around in spring. This bright interactive book will absorb little children while discovering what goes on in this lovely season.
Spring is a season of renewal, growth, and fresh starts and there’s no better way to welcome it than by sharing stories that capture its wonder. Whether you're celebrating Easter, Passover, Earth Day, or simply the joy of blooming flowers and longer days, these books offer little readers a chance to connect with the world around them in meaningful and joyful ways. Reading together is a beautiful way to create memories, spark curiosity, and introduce your child to the many traditions and changes that come with this season.
Here’s to more sunshine, more stories, and more moments of wonder. Happy spring reading! 🌸📚
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We own so many of these and I love them! It's about time for me to pull out all our bunny books.