Recommended Reading for Kids

Curated Lists by Louisville Free Public Library's Children Staff.

Earth Day

Title: My First Earth Day
Author: Karen Katz
Title: Earth Day
Author: Rebecca Sabelko
Title: Earth Day
Author: Elizabeth Andrews
Title: Happy Earth Day!
Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Title: Our World By The Numbers
Author: Steve Jenkins
Title: Team Trash : A Time Traveler's Guide To Sustainability
Author: Kate Wheeler
Title: Defending The Earth
Author: Carol Kim
Title: Viewfinder
Author: Christine D. U. Chung
Title: There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Worm!
Author: Lucille Colandro
Title: Maisy's Recycling Truck
Author: Lucy Cousins
Title: My First Book About Water
Title: Team Green!
Author: Andrea Beaty

National Poetry Month

Title: Illustrated Walt Whitman : 26 Essential Poems
Author: Walt Whitman
Title: Dream Train : Poems For Bedtime
Author: Sean Taylor
Title: Autumn : Petite Poems
Author: Alexander Lawrence Posey
Title: Red Ear Blows Its Nose : Poems For Children And Others
Author: Robert Schechter
Title: Sculptor Of Light : Poems About Cuban Women Artists
Author: Margarita Engle
Title: Animals In Surprising Shades : Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures
Author: Susan Johnston Taylor
Title: Watch Me Bloom
Author: Krina Patel Sage
Title: Poetry Comics
Author: Grant Snider
Title: Home
Author: Isabelle Simler
Title: Baby's First Zodiac
Author: Kerry Pieri
Title: Sometimes I Feel Like A River
Author: Danielle Daniel
Title: Welcome To The Wonder House
Author: Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Bugs/Insects

Title: Honeybee
Author: Kirsten Hall
Title: Maisy Loves Bees : Explore And Learn
Author: Lucy Cousins
Title: Just A Worm
Author: Marie Boyd
Title: I Heard A Bird
Author: Rob Ramsden
Title: Bug Sandwich
Author: Brady Smith
Title: Bompa's Insect Expedition
Author: David Suzuki
Title: On Beyond Bugs! All About Insects
Author: Tish Rabe
Title: Too Many Bugs
Author: Suzanne Lang
Title: Burt The Beetle Lives Here!
Author: Ashley Spires
Title: Exploring Insects
Author: Jill McDonald
Title: Sir Ladybug And The Bookworms
Author: Corey R. Tabor

Gardening

Title: My Garden
Title: Garden Time
Author: Jill McDonald
Title: I Can Grow It!
Author: Kelly Greenawalt
Title: Tiana's Garden Grows
Author: Bria Alston
Title: Love Makes A Garden Grow
Author: Taeeun Yoo
Title: Miss Macdonald Has A Farm
Author: Kalee Gwarjanski
Title: Grandma's Roof Garden
Author: Tang Wei
Title: Plant Rescuer
Author: Matthew Rivera
Title: Miss Nichol Is In A Pickle!
Author: Dan Gutman
Title: Garden Plot
Author: Franklin W. Dixon
Title: How To Say Hello To A Worm : A First Guide To Outside
Author: Kari Percival
Title: Grow
Author: Riz Reyes