May Picture Books
May is full of life—both above and below the ground. This month’s picture books explore planting, growing, and the indispensable wiggly worms that help make it all possible! You’ll also find a handful of timeless, whimsical tales from a few of my favorite classic picture book authors.
I read Eating the Alphabet to my oldest son dozens of times when he was a toddler, and The Story About Ping and Make Way for Ducklings have become two of our all-time favorites! I also have to mention The Gardener because it’s such a touching story.
The Gardener
(Sarah Stewart)
Right This Very Minute
(Lisl H. Detlefsen)
Eating the Alphabet
(Lois Ehlert)
Over and Under the Pond
(Messner & Neal)
The Story of the Root Children
(Sibylle von Olfers)
The Story of the Butterfly Children
(Sibylle von Olfers)
Tales of the Mushroom Folk
(Signe Aspelin)
Rosalind and the Little Deer
(Elsa Beskow)
Pelle’s New Suit
(Elsa Beskow)
Princess Sylvie
(Elsa Beskow)
The Flowers’ Festival
(Elsa Beskow)
Peter’s Old House
(Elsa Beskow)
Make Way for Ducklings
(Robert McCloskey)
The Story About Ping
(Marjorie Flack)
Urban Roosts
(Barbara Bash)
Yucky Worms
(Vivian French)
Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer
(Carol Brendler)
Wonderful Worms
(Linda Glaser)
Wiggling Worms at Work
(Wendy Pfeffer)
We Dig Worms
(Kevin McCloskey)