Research Guides: Youth Book Lists: Spring

Spring -- Fiction

Abracadabra, It's Spring! by Anne Sibley O'Brien; Susan Gal (illustrator)
Call Number: YE OBR
Publication Date: 2016
Winter turns to spring in this lyrical book that celebrates the magic of nature and the changing seasons. Eleven gatefolds open to recreate the excitement and surprise of spring's arrival.
Almost Time by Gary D. Schmidt; Elizabeth Stickney; G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE SCH
Publication Date: 2020
"Ethan eagerly anticipates making maple syrup with his father, but it will not be time until the days are warmer, the nights shorter, and Ethan's loose tooth falls out."
And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano; Erin E. Stead (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE FOG
Publication Date: 2012
Simple text reveals the anticipation of a boy who, having planted seeds while everything around is brown, fears that something has gone wrong until, at last, the world turns green.
Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson; Jane Chapman (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE WIL
Publication Date: 2003
When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.
Come a Tide by George Ella Lyon; Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE LYO
Publication Date: 1990
A girl provides a lighthearted account of the spring floods at her rural home.
Forever Friends by Carin Berger
Call Number: YE BER
Publication Date: 2010
In the spring, a blue bird awakens a rabbit and invites him to play, and they enjoy every day together until it is time for the bird to fly south for the winter, with a promise to return again next spring.
Happy Spring, Chirp! by Satoshi Iriyama
Call Number: YE IRI
Publication Date: 2015
It's Auntie Duck's birthday, and Mama Hen asks Chirp to deliver some flowers in what becomes Chirp's first-ever solo outing. But there are quite a few bumps and surprises along the way. Will Auntie Duck's flowers make it to her safely?
Hedgehugs and the Hattiepillar by Steve Wilson; Lucy Tapper (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE WIL
Publication Date: 2016
It's spring! And everything is colorful--rainbows in the sky and flowers blossoming on trees. When Horace and Hattie Hedgehog see a caterpillar become a butterfly and take flight, they decide to try a transformation of their own.
Hogwood Steps Out by Howard Mansfield; Barry Moser (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE MAN
Publication Date: 2008
Hogwood the pig escapes from his pen and enjoys a spring day exploring neighborhood gardens.
How Robin Saved Spring by Debbie Ouellet; Nicoletta Ceccoli (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE OUE
Publication Date: 2009
When Lady Winter casts a sleeping spell on Sister Spring, Robin and the other forest animals try one by one to sneak past Lady Winter and awaken her sister, so that spring will finally arrive.
In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb by Marion Dane Bauer; Emily Arnold McCully (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE BAU
Publication Date: 2011
Describes in verse the lion that is March weather, which finally gives way to the lamb of spring.
In the Park by Huy Voun Lee
Call Number: YE LEE
Publication Date: 1998
On the first day of spring, a mother and her son go to the park where they draw Chinese characters that represent words relating to the season.
King for a Day by Rukhsana Khan; Christiane Krömer (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE KHA
Publication Date: 2014
A Pakistani boy who uses a wheelchair tries to capture the most kites during Basant, the annual spring kite festival, and become "king" for the day.
Mouse and Mole, Fine Feathered Friends by Wong Herbert Yee
Call Number: YE YEE
Publication Date: 2009
When spring arrives, Mole and Mouse find a unique way to bird watch.
Mouse Loves Spring by Lauren Thompson; Buket Erdogan (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE THO
Publication Date: 2018
Mouse and his mother experience the delights of nature on a windy spring day.
Mud by Mary Lyn Ray; Lauren Stringer (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE RAY
Publication Date: 2006
As winter melts into spring, the frozen earth turns into magnificent mud.
Spring for Sophie by Yael Werber; Jen Hill (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE WER
Publication Date: 2017
Sophie listens and watches for the signs of spring--the melting ice, the blue sky--until one day the raindrops come and spring is here.
Spring Surprises by Anna Jane Hays; Hala Wittwer Swearingen (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE HAY
Publication Date: 2010
A rhyming tribute to the wonders brought by spring.
Springtime Blossoms by Jerdine Nolen; Michelle Henninger (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE NOL
Publication Date: 2017
When their teacher tells them about the town's plans to plant new trees at school in celebration of Earth Day, Jada and Jamal and their best friends come up with a school beautification project of their own.
When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes; Laura Dronzek (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE HEN
Publication Date: 2016
Animals and children alike watch as the world transforms from the dark and dead of winter to a full and blooming spring.
When the Root Children Wake Up by Audrey Wood; Ned Bittinger (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE WOO
Publication Date: 2002
The Root Children, who have been sleeping all winter, wake up to experience the new life, the color, and the joys of spring.
Who's Awake in Springtime? by Phillis Gershator; Emilie Chollat (Illustrator); Mim Green
Call Number: YE GER
Publication Date: 2010
Describes, in rhymed cumulative text and illustrations, how various young animals and one small human prepare for sleep at the end of a spring day.

Spring -- Nonfiction

Hello Spring! by Shelley Rotner
Call Number: Y 508 R
Publication Date: 2017
Presents a lyrical celebration of the arrival of spring, which is marked by changes in plant and animal life.
On a Snow-Melting Day by Buffy Silverman
Call Number: Y 508 S
Publication Date: 2020
In the early days of spring when the snow begins to melt, plants and animals stir to life.