Earth Day is fast approaching and, since colorful picture books offer a great opportunity for your preschoolers to learn about our planet and how we can do our part to take care of it, you might consider incorporating a few new titles in your story time line-up and/or classroom library! Whether you set them out for your kiddos to explore independently or enjoy the stories as a class, here are a few selections that you and your preschoolers might enjoy...

The Earth Book by Todd Parr

Compost Stew by Mary McKenna Siddals

This Is Our World by Emily Sollinger

Peas on Earth by Todd H. Doodler

Biscuit's Earth Day Celebration by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

The Earth and I by Frank Asch

Sofia's Dream by Land Wilson

What Does it Mean to Be Green? by Rana DiOrio

What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick

The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle by Nuria Roca

I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle by Alison Inches

Yucky Worms by Vivian French

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

Charlie and Lola: We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers by Lauren Child

We hope you and your kiddos enjoy exploring these Earth Day selections together!