Youth Book Lists

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.

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.

When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.

A girl provides a lighthearted account of the spring floods at her rural home.

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.

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?

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 the pig escapes from his pen and enjoys a spring day exploring neighborhood gardens.

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.

Describes in verse the lion that is March weather, which finally gives way to the lamb of spring.

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.

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.

When spring arrives, Mole and Mouse find a unique way to bird watch.

Mouse and his mother experience the delights of nature on a windy spring day.

As winter melts into spring, the frozen earth turns into magnificent mud.

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.

A rhyming tribute to the wonders brought by spring.

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.

The Root Children, who have been sleeping all winter, wake up to experience the new life, the color, and the joys of spring.

Animals and children alike watch as the world transforms from the dark and dead of winter to a full and blooming spring.

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.

Presents a lyrical celebration of the arrival of spring, which is marked by changes in plant and animal life.