6 Children's Books Perfect for Earth Day

Earth Day is right around the corner! This year I decided to start collecting/borrowing books about helping the earth ahead of time so I can really start the conversation and understanding with Anchor. These are 6 of the books we’ve really enjoyed and have a good message. They do vary in age range a bit.

Read on below for a small description of each book!

Compost Stew

This book is super cute and I even learned a bit from it! It shares things you can compost from A-Z in a very fun rhyming style. Purchase here.

Recommended ages: 3-7

Not For Me, Please! I Choose to Act Green.

Anchor and I now say throughout the day “not for me please!” because of this book :) It’s a cute little book about a boy who realizes the way he was living is hurting the planet and how he and we can change that through simple switches in our everyday. Purchase here.

Recommended ages: 4-9

Biscuit’s Earth Day Celebration

Always a fan of the Biscuit books, I couldn’t pass this one up! A simple story of a school Earth Day celebration. Purchase here.

Recommended ages: 3-8

Seeds of Change

This is a beautiful story of the African environmentalist, Wangari from Kenya, who as a young girl learns the importance of respecting the environment, and specifically the importance of trees. She becomes educated in science and returns to her village to plant trees. Even after being laughed at and arrested, she did not give up. Purchase here.

Recommended ages: 7-10

One Plastic Bag

Another inspiring true story of a Isatou Ceesay of Njau, Gambia who noticed the increased use of plastic bags was creating all sorts of problems in her village. She finds a creative way to recycle those bags and clean up her village. When she is laughed at, she does not give up. Purchase here.

Recommended ages: 5-9

10 Things I Can do to Help My World

Fun and simple open the flap book that is interactive and shares easy ways to act green throughout the day. Purchase here.

Recommended ages: 3-7