Happy Earth Day!!! Celebrate with a Good Book!

Happy Earth Day! We can celebrate and learn about Earth Day at every age! Here are a few books that are worth checking out!

Eco Babies Wear Green by Michelle Sinclair Colman is a perfect book for babies and toddlers. It is never too early to start reading and teaching our children about taking care of our planet! Carson has this book and a few others in this series...Beach Babies Wear Shades, Winter Babies Wear Layers, and Country Babies Wear Plaid. These are fun to read and the illustrations are adorable!

"Eco babies carpool." The illustration shows a babies riding on the back of mommy's bike.

"Eco babies love nature." The illustration shows a baby hugging a tree.

"Eco babies recycle." The illustration shows a baby playing in a box, wearing a newspaper hat.

Arthur Turns Green by Marc Brown is a good book for younger elementary children. Everyone just loves Arthur and his sister D.W. In this story, Arthur comes home from school and begins sneaking around the house, taking notes and talking about a Big Green Machine. D.W. is suspicious of her brother's weird behavior, especially when Arthur shows for dinner with green hands. But it turns out that Arthur is making a poster all about saving energy and going green. This book is printed on recycled paper with soy based ink.

Recycle This Book: 100 Top Children's Book Authors Tell You How to Go Green edited by Dan Gutman is a good choice for older elementary and middle school children. It is a collection of stories and essays on how to help take care of our Earth. Some are silly and some are serious...but they are all helpful. This book is not meant to be read cover to cover. But children will appreciate the ideas and information as well as an insight into the lives of the beloved authors. Some authors included are: Mem Fox, Rick Riordan, Susan Patron, Rosemary Wells, Jack Prelutsky, Jon Scieszka, Eric Kimmel, Jane Yolen and more!

The book is grouped by location: "Your Home," "Your School," "Your Community," etc. and provides Web site suggestions for taking action and more information. This is a great book for the classroom, the library, and home collections where families want to make "going green" a family project.