15 great children’s books about the environment to read for Earth Day

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Help your little ones save the planet this Earth Day.
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Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd, the 55th anniversary of the start of the modern environmental movement. The theme for this year’s celebration is Our Power, Our Planet, calling for everyone to unite around renewable energy so we can triple clean electricity by 2030.
To that end, it’s never too early to start talking to kids about our planet and environment and ways to take care of the earth. One of the most simple and effective ways? Picture books that introduce them to the importance of plants and flowers, trees, clean water, and recycling. Better yet, after reading some of these books, you can even make a day out of it and tie in an Earth Day activity related to one of the books you read that will help keep the planet healthy!
We’ve put together a short list of some of our favorite books about the environment to read for Earth Day.