Earth Day 2026 (Kids)

Updated December 5, 2025
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We are better together
McKibben, Bill.
Paper Book
From environmentalist and bestselling author Bill McKibben comes a hopeful, inspiring picture book celebrating the power of human cooperation and the beauty of life on Earth, beautifully illustrated by artist Stevie Lewis. When we work together, we humans can do incredible...
The crayons love our planet
Jeffers Oliver.
Paper Book
The hilarious Crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate our planet in this mini hardcover book! Our planet has all of us... In many shapes, colors, and sizes. The Crayons love our...
We are water protectors
Lindstrom, Carole
Paper Book
From author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Michaela Goade comes a New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medal winning picture book that honors Indigenous-led movements across the world. Powerfully written and gorgeously illustrated, We Are Water Protectors,...

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We are extremely very good recyclers
Child, Lauren.
Paper Book
After Charlie convinces Lola to recycle her old toys instead of throwing them away, Lola discovers a recycling competition. If she can recycle one hundred plastic, metal, and paper items, she can get her very own real live tree to plant. But she only has two weeks, so Lola decides to ask her...
A wolf called Wander
Parry, Rosanne.
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! "Don't miss this dazzling tour de force."--Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal winning author of The One and Only Ivan This gripping novel about survival and family is based on the real story of one wolf's incredible journey to find a safe place to...
We have a dream : meet 30 young Indigenous people and people of color protecting the planet
Craig, Mya-Rose.
Ebook
Thirty young environmental activists share their dreams with voice of a generation Mya-Rose Craig Indigenous people and people of color are disproportionately affected by climate change. And yet they are underrepresented within the environmental movement. But not anymore. ...
Change is in the air : carbon, climate, Earth, and us
Levy, Debbie.
Paper Book
The Nature Generation's Green Earth Book Award Winner 2025 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book 2025Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2024 New York Public Library Best Books of 2024 A Bank Street College School of...
Here we are : notes for living on planet Earth
Jeffers, Oliver
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestseller A TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year A NPR Best Book of 2017 A Boston Globe Best Book of 2017 "Moments of human intimacy jostle with scenes that inspire cosmic awe, and the broad diversity of Jeffers's candy-colored...
Bruce saves the planet
Higgins, Ryan T.
Paper Book
From unwitting mother to unwitting . . . environmental activist? Save the planet with #1 New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mother Bruce. Bruce was a bear who liked to be by himself. But that wasn't easy for him, as mother...
The curious garden
Brown, Peter
Paper Book
This New York Times bestselling modern classic explores the perennial topic of environmentalism in an urban world, from the creator of The Wild Robot and Mr. Tiger Goes Wild One boy's quest for a greener world... one garden at a time. While out...
Love your world : how to take care of the plants, the animals, and the planet
Sirett, Dawn.
Paper Book
Love Your World shows the very youngest readers what they can do to help the environment. From recycling to water conservation to making a compost pile in the backyard, this richly illustrated guide makes it easy for toddlers to go green!
Judy Moody saves the world!
McDonald, Megan.
Ebook
The mercurial Judy returns - and she's in a mood to take on the world! Judy Moody did not set out to save the world. She set out to win a contest. A Band-Aid contest. It all started with the Crazy-Strip contest - and the dream that she, Judy Moody, might one...
Flush
Hiaasen, Carl.
Ebook
A hilarious, high-stakes adventure involving crooked casino boats, floating fish, toxic beaches, and one kid determined to get justice. This is Carl Hiaasen's Florida--where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder!  You know it's going to be a rough summer when you...
Wild wings
Lewis, Gill.
Paper Book
The majestic Osprey is an endangered bird that hasn't been seen in Scotland for years, so when Iona McNair locates an Osprey nest, she's desperate to keep the bird safe from poachers. She shares her secret with her classmate Callum, and the two become friends as they work to save the Osprey they've...
Willodeen
Santoso, Charles.
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Odder and The One and Only Ivan, a heartfelt story about a girl named Willodeen who risks everything to help a magical, endangered creature. The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you...
Wild weather : storms, meteorology, and climate
Reed, M. K.
Paper Book
Furious floods, looming landslides, terrifying tornadoes, ferocious forest fires! Is Mother Nature trying to tell us something? As "snowpocalypse" descends once again, one temperamental weatherman is determined to set the record straight on the myths and misconceptions...
Nature play workshop for families : a guide to 40+ outdoor learning experiences in all seasons
Wiedel-Lubinski, Monica.
Ebook
National Outdoor Book Award Winner: A fun, practical guide to outdoor play that sparks a connection to nature vital to children's healthy development. Today children and families are often plugged into electronics and disconnected from direct experiences in nature. This...

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