Read, Renew, Repeat | Picture Books

The 2024 statewide Summer Reading theme is Read, Renew, Repeat: sustainability and the environment. These board books, picture books, and easy readers for young children share a wide variety of takes on this theme--from recycling to the beauty of the natural world!

Books for older readers are available in our Read, Renew, Repeat | Chapter Books list.

Updated May 14, 2024
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Milk and juice : a recycling romance
Brown, Meredith Crandall
Paper Book
Milk and Juice is a hilarious, quirky debut picture book by Meredith Crandall Brown that follows a bottle of juice and a jug of milk on their recycling love story. Perfect for fans of Peanut Butter & Cupcake by Terry Border! Once upon a time, in a refrigerator not too...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

Only one
Hopkinson, Deborah
Paper Book
This lyrical, environmentally focused picture book showcases the unique beauty of our one and only universe--its galaxies, stars, and planets--as well as our one and only Earth and the precious life it contains. Join one girl as she leads her friends to a tree-planting...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

The girl who heard the music
Fogelson, Marni
Paper Book
The true story of award-winning pianist and environmental activist Mahani Teave and the beloved island she is helping to save. "This upbeat and fascinating story will leave readers feeling as though they, too, can make a difference when it comes to helping the planet."--Kirkus Reviews ...

Children's Nonfiction (Age 4-7)

The City Sings Green & Other Poems About Welcoming Wildlife
Silverman, Erica/ Hsu, Ginnie (ILT)
Paper Book
A unique and artful blend of poetry, science, and activism, this picture book shows how city dwellers can intervene so that nature can work her magic. Perfect for fans of The Curious Garden and Harlem Grown.  In Oslo, Norway: citizens create a honeybee highway that...

Children's Nonfiction (Age 4-8)


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