Children's books about nature and environment
Books in the library where nature and environment is a central thread — a broad shelf of 60 titles. Picture-book gateways for the youngest readers, chapter-book exploration for older children, ranked here by how widely each is known and loved.
Chapter book
The Last Bear
by Hannah Gold · age 8–11
Chapter book
Picture book
Firefly
by Robert Macfarlane · age 5–9
Picture book
Picture book
Peek Through Nature: Tree
by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6
Picture book
Non-fiction
The Lost Words
by Robert Macfarlane · age 6–12
Non-fiction
Poetry
The Lost Spells
by Robert Macfarlane · age 7–14
Poetry
Picture book
The Oak Tree
by Julia Donaldson · age 4–8
Picture book
Picture book
The Promise
by Nicola Davies · age 5–9
Picture book
Picture book
The Rhythm of the Rain
by Grahame Baker-Smith · age 4–8
Picture book
Picture book
The Tin Forest
by Helen Ward · age 4–8
Picture book
Picture book
The Tree and the River
by Aaron Becker · age 5–10
Picture book
Picture book
Tidy
by Emily Gravett · age 3–7
Picture book
Chapter book
Turtle Moon
by Hannah Gold · age 8–11
Chapter book
Picture book
A Forest
by Marc Martin · age 4–8
Picture book
Picture book
Island Storm
by Brian Floca · age 4–8
Picture book
Picture book
Peek Through Nature: Bee
by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6
Picture book
Picture book
Peek Through Nature: Bugs
by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6
Picture book
Picture book
Peek Through Nature: Sea
by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6
Picture book
Picture book
The Ever-Changing Earth
by Grahame Baker-Smith · age 6–10
Picture book
Board book
The Honeybee
by Kirsten Hall · age 2–6
Board book
Picture book
The Last Zookeeper
by Aaron Becker · age 5–9
Picture book
Picture book
Varmints
by Helen Ward · age 6–10
Picture book
Picture book
Wild is the Wind
by Grahame Baker-Smith · age 5–9
Picture book
Illustrated
Greenwild: The Forest in the Sky
by Pari Thomson · age 8–12
Illustrated
Illustrated
Greenwild: The World Behind the Door
by Pari Thomson · age 8–12
Illustrated
Chapter book
The Girl Who Lost a Leopard
by Nizrana Farook · age 8–11
Chapter book
Chapter book
Finding Bear
by Hannah Gold · age 8–11
Chapter book
Illustrated
Greenwild: The City Beyond the Sea
by Pari Thomson · age 8–12
Illustrated
Picture book
On a Magical Do-Nothing Day
by Beatrice Alemagna · age 5–9
Picture book
Picture book
The Fate of Fausto: A Painted Fable
by Oliver Jeffers · age 6–10
Picture book
Picture book
The Flower Thief
by Alice Hemming · age 3–6
Picture book
Picture book
The Great Paper Caper
by Oliver Jeffers · age 4–7
Picture book
Picture book
The Leaf Thief
by Alice Hemming · age 3–6
Picture book
Picture book
The Magic Feather
by Julia Donaldson · age 3–7
Picture book
Picture book
The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean
by Deborah Diesen · age 3–6
Picture book
Picture book
The Crayons Love Our Planet
by Drew Daywalt · age 3–7
Picture book
Picture book
The Snow Thief
by Alice Hemming · age 3–6
Picture book
Picture book
The Sun Thief
by Alice Hemming · age 3–6
Picture book
Picture book
A River
by Marc Martin · age 4–8
Picture book
Picture book
Leina and the Lord of the Toadstools
by Myriam Dahman · age 5–9
Picture book
Board book
Now I See Autumn
by Mac Barnett · age 1–3
Board book
Board book
Now I See Spring
by Mac Barnett · age 1–3
Board book
Board book
Now I See Summer
by Mac Barnett · age 1–3
Board book
Board book
Now I See Winter
by Mac Barnett · age 1–3
Board book
Picture book
Peek Through Nature: Home
by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6
Picture book
Picture book
The Shade Tree
by Suzy Lee · age 4–8
Picture book
Picture book
When You Find the Right Rock
by Mary Lyn Ray · age 4–8
Picture book
Chapter book
Wildsmith: Into the Dark Forest
by Liz Flanagan · age 7–10
Chapter book
Picture book
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
by Oliver Jeffers · age 3–7
Picture book
Picture book
The Snail and the Whale
by Julia Donaldson · age 3–7
Picture book
Non-fiction
A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You
by Mike Barfield · age 7–11
Non-fiction
Chapter book
The Lost Whale
by Hannah Gold · age 8–11
Chapter book
Chapter book
Wings of Fire: The Poison Jungle
by Tui T. Sutherland · age 9–12
Chapter book
Picture book
Begin Again
by Oliver Jeffers · age 7–12
Picture book
Illustrated
Flember: The Power of the Wildening
by Jamie Smart · age 8–11
Illustrated
Chapter book
Impossible Creatures
by Katherine Rundell · age 9–13
Chapter book
Picture book
Little Witch Hazel
by Phoebe Wahl · age 4–8
Picture book
Picture book
Peek Through Nature: Moon
by Patricia Hegarty · age 3–6
Picture book
Illustrated
Rabbit and Bear: This Lake is Fake!
by Julian Gough · age 5–8
Illustrated
Picture book
The Little Gardener
by Emily Hughes · age 3–7
Picture book
Graphic novel
The Moth Keeper
by K. O'Neill · age 9–13
Graphic novel