April Picture Books

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Spring is finally here…  and that certainly feels like something to celebrate, doesn’t it? We’re doing that with a list of our favorite April picture books.

These Easter, rain, and gardening-themed books will help you celebrate with your crew. (*Note that specifically Christian Easter books are marked with a small cross, if you’re looking for those.)

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Make Way for Ducklings
James Herriot’s Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
The Peter Rabbit Collection
A Seed Is Sleepy
An Egg Is Quiet
Two Little Gardeners (Little Golden Book)
The Curious Garden
Flower Garden
Jack’s Garden
Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature
And Then It’s Spring (Booklist Editor’s Choice. Books for Youth (Awards))
Little White Rabbit Board Book
When Spring Comes
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
Tale Of Three Trees
The Carrot Seed (Rise and Shine)
Inch by Inch
Bunny’s First Spring
The Story of the Easter Robin
Mama, Is It Summer Yet?
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
The Egg Tree
The Easter Story
Rechenka’s Eggs (Paperstar)
Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book)
The Gardener
Tale for Easter
The Easter Egg
Simon and the Easter Miracle: A Traditional Tale for Easter
The Donkey Egg
Rain! (Board Book)
Rain Feet
Worm Weather (Penguin Core Concepts)
Blue on Blue
Planting a Rainbow
Green Green: A Community Gardening Story
The Ugly Vegetables
Song of the Swallows