SRC 2025: Green Reads

Updated March 5, 2025
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Little green donkey
Allepuz, Anuska
Paper Book
Little Donkey doesn't want to eat anything but yummy grass. Oh, dear -- he has turned green! Is it time to try some other foods? Little Donkey loves eating grass. Grass is so juicy, zingy, sweet, and tangy! Mom asks him to please have a tiny taste of something else -- oranges,...

Picturebook

Green
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.
Paper Book
Die cut pages bring surprise after surprise in this magical new book from the "Queen of the concept book"--an intricate and satisfying homage to green, the color of all creation. How many kinds of green are there? There's the lush green of a forest on a late spring day, the fresh,...

Picturebook

The sour grape
John, Jory
Paper Book
The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! Don't miss the sixth picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series that's ripe with humor from Jory John and Pete Oswald! The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a...

Picturebook

A new green day
Portis, Antoinette
Paper Book
If you listen, nature speaks. Explore nature through evocative riddles and bold imagery that take the reader from day to night and back again in this perfect read aloud. From the author of the Sibert Honor-winning title Hey, Water! comes a book of poetic riddles that...

Picturebook

Green on green
White, Dianne
Paper Book
Discover the joys of nature, seasons, family--and the vibrant colors of them all--in this lyrical picture book from the author of the acclaimed Blue on Blue. A child is on a colorful journey through the seasons, filled with yellow flowers and blue coral in spring and...

Picturebook

Grandpa Green
Smith, Lane.
Paper Book
A Caldecott Honor Book From the creator of the national bestseller It's a Book comes a Caldecott Honor-winning timeless story of family history, legacy, and love. Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farmboy and a kid with chickenpox and a...

Picturebook

The big green book of Munsch books
Munsch, Robert N.
Paper Book
Five classic Robert Munsch stories in one beautiful, gift-worthy treasury. With over 80 million books sold across the globe, Robert Munsch is the authority on stories kids love to hear read aloud. This gorgeous hardcover edition is the authoritative collection of Munsch!<...

Picturebook

Green pants
Kraegel, Kenneth
Paper Book
For kids who march to their own drummer -- or are especially attached to a comfort object -- here is a completely adorable character who wears his singularity in style. Jameson only ever wears green pants. When he wears green pants, he can do anything. But if he wants to...

Picturebook

Luna's green pet
Pendreigh, Kirsten
Paper Book
Luna longs for a pet but the apartment building where she and her family live has a very strict NO PETS! policy. Not even goldfish are allowed. While her friends try to help with alternate pet suggestions, none interest Luna. Almost ready to give up, Luna spies in the trash something small,...

Picturebook

Amber Brown is green with envy
Danziger, Paula
Paper Book
Best-selling and critically acclaimed author, Paula Danziger, is back with the latest title in the best-selling, amazingly popular series about the irresistible Amber Brown! Amber Brown's parents just aren't acting the way she thinks parents should. Sometimes Amber's dad goes out...

Primary fiction

Two green birds
Valério, Geraldo
Paper Book
A child in Brazil experiences the beauty and wonder of the natural world, and comes to understand his role within it.  Francisco's grandmother has a surprise for him. In her backyard is a guava tree, and in the tree hangs a cage containing two magnificent green birds. They are...

Primary fiction

Green Jolene and the neighborhood swap
Mass, Wendy
Paper Book
Meet Green Jolene- a green, clean, climate-conscious heroine. This illustrated chapter book series by New York Times best-selling author Wendy Mass is perfect for kids who are inspired by Greta Thunberg and love Beverly Cleary's Beezus and Ramona and other classics like...

Primary fiction

Green
Gino, Alex
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of MELISSA, a new book putting a non-binary kid named Green at center stage. CRUSHES ARE CONFUSING. Green is very lucky. They've got a supportive dad, friendly neighbors, and good friends. They've figured out a lot of things... but they can't...

Intermediate fiction

Green Arrow. Stranded
Deneen, Brendan
Paper Book
When 13-year-old Oliver Queen is stranded on a deserted island, it's up to him to keep his injured dad alive. In doing that, he'll learn that it takes more than strength to be a hero. Ollie has always hated the idea of hunting, but his dad insisted they go on this trip with his...

Intermediate graphic novel

A green velvet secret
Grant, Vicki
Paper Book
Letters from beyond the grave and a green velvet dress reveal a secret about Yardley's beloved grandmother; for fans of The Parker Inheritance and The List of Things That Will Not Change and ages 10 and up. It's always hard to lose a friend, but for Yardley O'Hanlon...

Intermediate fiction

The Green Kingdom
Funke, Cornelia
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 2025 ---- "Enchanting, joyful, full of light and warmth, and glittering with real-world magic." - Sophie Anderson From the New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke, known for the INKHEART series, comes a new adventure...

Intermediate fiction

The time of green magic
McKay, Hilary
Paper Book
Five starred reviews! "An instant classic." --The New York Times Book Review "Possibly the finest writer of our time." --Elizabeth Wein, New York Times bestselling author of Code Name Verity From award-winning author Hilary...

Intermediate fiction

Greenglass House
Milford, Kate.
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller * National Book Award Nominee * Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his...

Intermediate fiction

Green Mountain Academy
Greenslade, Frances
Paper Book
A daring rescue in the middle of a snowstorm in this compelling Red Fox Road companion survival story for ages 10 to 14, for fans of Hatchet and The Skeleton Tree. After a family trip turned disastrous when their truck broke down in the middle of an old...

Intermediate fiction


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