Spring is my favorite season of the year. I love rain, I love when it's warm enough to go outside without a coat, and I love when everything starts to turn green, but the best part of the spring season is when the flowers start blooming. Here are five books about flowers to enjoy as the weather starts turning warmer.
Don't Touch That Flower!
By Alice Hemming
Illustrated by Nicola Slater
Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2023. Picture book.
Squirrel is unsure what the new sounds and sights around him mean, until Bird explains that spring has arrived. When Squirrel finds a new wildflower near his tree, he decides to claim it for himself and tries to protect it. However, Bird has to explain that some of the things Squirrel does to try and help the flower are actually harmful, and sometimes it is best to let the wildflowers grow on their own. Further information about flowers is found in the back.
A Season of Flowers
By Michael Garland
Thomaston, MA: Tilbury House Publishers, 2021. Board book.
Starting with the earliest flowers of the spring, this board book introduces flowers as they bloom throughout the seasons of the year. Each successive flower is given a rhyming couplet, and the illustrations consist of a collage of colorful, fabriclike patterns that draw the viewer's eye.
Flowers Are Pretty Weird!
By Rosemary Mosco
Illustrated by Jacob Souva
Toronto, Ontario: Tundra, 2022. Informational.
A grumpy bee narrates this informational text that discusses some of the oddest types and features of flowers across the globe, promising more exciting revelations with each turn of the page. The bee touches on flowers with bizarre traits--like corpse lilies that smell like rotten meat--and unique blooms, such as the tiny duckweed flower, smaller than a grain of sand. Kids will laugh at the bee's commentary and the enticing facts will keep them engaged.
What's Inside a Flower?
By Rachel Ignotofsky
New York: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2021. Informational.
Lush illustrations and carefully labeled botanical diagrams abound in this detailed examination of flowers. Readers will learn about the anatomy of flowers, their growing processes, and the roles of flowers in their ecosystems in this floral primer.
Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
By Shawn Harris
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2021. Picture book.
Leaving the greyscale world of the city, a child visits a vibrant field of wildflowers and contemplates what it really means to see and appreciate a flower. This picture book encourages children to use all five senses to experience the nature around them.
By Alice Hemming
Illustrated by Nicola Slater
Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2023. Picture book.
Squirrel is unsure what the new sounds and sights around him mean, until Bird explains that spring has arrived. When Squirrel finds a new wildflower near his tree, he decides to claim it for himself and tries to protect it. However, Bird has to explain that some of the things Squirrel does to try and help the flower are actually harmful, and sometimes it is best to let the wildflowers grow on their own. Further information about flowers is found in the back.
A Season of Flowers
By Michael Garland
Thomaston, MA: Tilbury House Publishers, 2021. Board book.
Starting with the earliest flowers of the spring, this board book introduces flowers as they bloom throughout the seasons of the year. Each successive flower is given a rhyming couplet, and the illustrations consist of a collage of colorful, fabriclike patterns that draw the viewer's eye.
Flowers Are Pretty Weird!
By Rosemary Mosco
Illustrated by Jacob Souva
Toronto, Ontario: Tundra, 2022. Informational.
A grumpy bee narrates this informational text that discusses some of the oddest types and features of flowers across the globe, promising more exciting revelations with each turn of the page. The bee touches on flowers with bizarre traits--like corpse lilies that smell like rotten meat--and unique blooms, such as the tiny duckweed flower, smaller than a grain of sand. Kids will laugh at the bee's commentary and the enticing facts will keep them engaged.
By Rachel Ignotofsky
New York: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2021. Informational.
Lush illustrations and carefully labeled botanical diagrams abound in this detailed examination of flowers. Readers will learn about the anatomy of flowers, their growing processes, and the roles of flowers in their ecosystems in this floral primer.
Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
By Shawn Harris
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2021. Picture book.
Leaving the greyscale world of the city, a child visits a vibrant field of wildflowers and contemplates what it really means to see and appreciate a flower. This picture book encourages children to use all five senses to experience the nature around them.
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