Childrens and Youth Birding Books

Birding books for children and young adults.

Updated February 14, 2026
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The beak book
Page, Robin
Paper Book
From Caldecott Honor illustrator Robin Page comes this striking nonfiction STEM picture book exploring the fascinating and surprising ways different kinds of birds use their unique beaks. Birds around the world have so many amazing kinds of beaks! There are short beaks and long...
Birds
Maehara, Motomitsu
Paper Book
A Fuse #8 Production / School Library Journal "2021 Board Books" Featured Series "Stunning new series..." --Let's Talk Picture Books "Best Children's Books of 2021" ―Red Tricycle "Attractive paper collages...cut and layered to create arresting images. Lovely." --Kirkus...
Birds : what do flamingos, owls, and penguins get up to all day?
Bond, Alex (Conservation biologist)
Paper Book
Set over a 24-hour period, meet speedy ostriches, tiny hummingbirds, and majestic eagles in this kids' non-fiction book about the coolest birds in the world.Soar through the skies to follow the lives of our feathered friends as they fight, dance, and play their way through their day. Ornithologist...
The extraordinary world of birds
Lindo, David
Paper Book
Enter the world of birds for an incredible journey through the skies, into trees, and even underground. Parrots, hummingbirds, eagles, and more swoop across the pages of this colourful bird book, which combines gorgeous illustrations and photos to help young nature enthusiasts...
Hooray for birds!
Cousins, Lucy
Paper Book
In an exuberant display of color, Lucy Cousins invites little ones to imagine themselves as brilliant birds. Birds of all feathers flock together in a fun, rhyme-filled offering by the creator of Maisy. From the rooster's "cock-a-doodle-doo" at dawn to the owl's nighttime...
How to make a bird
McKinlay, Megan
Paper Book
Extraordinary imagery and rich language spark the reader's imagination as they enter the creative world of a young girl. From award-winning author Meg McKinlay and celebrated artist Matt Ottley comes a moving and visually stunning picture book that celebrates the...
Just a baby bird
Mayer, Mercer
Paper Book
Join Mercer Mayer's classic and beloved character, Little Critter®, in this My First I Can Read storybook! Little Critter discovers a lost baby bird in his backyard, and he and his family all pitch in to take care of it until it can fly on its own. Little Critter's love and patience is rewarded...
Lawrence & Sophia : big & bold
Cronin, Doreen
Paper Book
When Lawrence makes a new friend, Sophia feels left out . . . and then acts out. It's a scenario that so many kids can relate to, told here with loads of laughs and charm. Lawrence and Sophia do everything as a pair. Together, they are big and bold and fast (sort of). But...
My book of birds
Valério, Geraldo
Paper Book
Nesting
Cole, Henry
Paper Book
Award-winning author-illustrator Henry Cole soars to new heights in this stunning picture book about robins: their homes, their lives, and their families. In this black-and-white picture book highlighted with robin's egg blue, the reader will follow two robins as they build a...
We are going to be pals!
Teague, Mark
Paper Book
An egret and a rhinoceros navigate the ups and downs of their symbiotic relationship--which is more like a friendship!--in this warm and witty book from bestselling author-illustrator Mark Teague. In a not-so-simple symbiotic friendship between two pals, Egret does his best to...

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