Get Outside and Move - May Sweetbean - Kids

The May Sweetbean challenge is all about getting outside and moving! Join the fun with books and activities that encourage kids to get active, explore nature, and enjoy the great outdoors. Let’s stretch, jump, and play our way to a healthy, happy day!

Updated December 31, 2024
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A beginner's guide to bear spotting
Robinson, Michelle
Paper Book
Do you dream of seeing some real, live bears? Then this essential guide to bear spotting, filled with offbeat humor and quirky illustrations, is for you! In this perfect read-aloud, sure to delight kids and parents alike, a young aspiring bear spotter ventures into bear country . . ....
Hike
Oswald, Pete
Paper Book
Take to the trails for a celebration of nature -- and a day spent with dad. In the cool and quiet early light of morning, a father and child wake up. Today they're going on a hike. Follow the duo into the mountains as they witness the magic of the wilderness, overcome challenges,...
Explorers of the wild
Atkinson, Cale
Paper Book
Vibrant art shines in this sweet tale of outdoor adventure and unlikely friendship, from the illustrator of Night Night, Groot! Boy and Bear both love to explore the outdoors. There are so many neat things to see, and so many strange things to find. These...
Climb on!
Paul, Baptiste
Paper Book
A Bank Street best book of 2023! Take a hike with this father-daughter adventure that's sure to inspire you to get outside. When a young child reminds her dad about the hike they planned, her father is hesitant --To the tippy top? It's a great day to watch...
Run wild
Covell, David
Paper Book
Get back to nature in this gorgeous sunlit filled book that celebrates the joy of being outdoors. "Hey, you! Sky's blue!" a girl shouts as she runs by the window of a boy bent over his digital device. Intrigued, the boy runs out after her, leaving his shoes (and phone) behind,...
The hike
Farrell, Alison
Ebook
"These young explorers demonstrate the best principles of time spent in the woods: observing, admiring and learning . . . Delightfully illustrated." --The New York Times   With lyrical language that captures the majesty of the natural world...
Benjamin's thunderstorm
Florence, Melanie
Mud!
Bailey, Annie
Ebook
Mud! is an energetic picture book ode to rainy days, outdoor play, and siblings, all about oozy, smoozy, squishy mud!   Gloopy, gloppy, gorgeous mud. Ooozy, smoozy, soupy mud. Stomp it, poke it, squeeze it, whack it, ...
Slow down : 50 mindful moments in nature
Williams, Rachel
Ebook
Bestselling author Rachel Williams and illustrator Freya Hartas invite children to Slow Down and watch 50 nature stories that command calm and foster mindfulness.   All around us, nature is working wonders. Every day, hour by hour, magical transformations happen right...

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