Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22 with these wonderful book recommendations for all ages, including picture books that celebrate nature, eco-fantasies for middle graders, and thought-provoking environmental books for adults.
Happy Reading!
Earth Day Book Recommendations
My Garden by Kevin Henkes – Celebrate nature and a child's imagination with this botanical fantasy that is a read aloud to treasure. Part of our gift book recommendations for ages 2-5 collection. Browse our gift books for girls and gift books for boys ages 2 to 5. 
Here Comes the Garbage Barge! by Jonah Winter – Perfect for Earth Day, this hilarious book with dazzling artwork is based on true events and will teach young readers the importance of recycling. Part of our gift book recommendations for ages 5-8 collection. Browse our book gifts for girls and book gifts for boys ages 5 to 8.
Just Grace Goes Green by Charise Mericle Harper – This lively chapter book from the beloved Just Grace series is imbued with fun and mischief as Grace and her friends learn about pollution and what they can do about it. Part of our gift book recommendations for ages 8-10 collection. Browse our book of the month gifts for girls and for boys ages 8 to 10.
Drizzle by Kathleen Van Cleve – Even a magical farm can't survive when the rains stop in this original fantasy with an environmental message where Polly and her brother have to make it start raining again before it's too late. Part of our gift book recommendations for ages 10-12 collection. Browse our childrens book of the month club gifts for ages 10 to 12.
Stuck on Earth by David Klass – This fun and funny fantasy raises questions about human responsibility for the planet when Ketchvar, an alien sent to earth to give humans a last chance to prove their worth, inhabits the brain of 14-year-old Tom Filber. Part of our gift book recommendations for ages 12-14 collection. Browse our book gifts for girls and book gifts for boys ages 12 to 14.
Carbon Diaries 2015 by Saci Lloyd – With short diary entries, this riveting eco-thriller envisions a future Britain where “carbon rationing” is mandatory and each person is allotted a prohibitively small measure of carbon points. Part of our fiction recommendations for teens collection. Browse our book of the month gifts for teens.
Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet by Bill McKibben – This cautiously optimistic assessment of our planet's future offers galvanizing possibilities for adapting as the world we've known breaks down. Part of our gift book recommendations for adults collection. Browse our book gifts for adults.
The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for Change by Annie Leonard – Weaving together engaging personal stories with hard facts and rigorous analysis, renowned environmentalist Annie Leonard calculates the full ecological and social cost of our "stuff". Part of our nonfiction gift book recommendations collection. Browse our book of the month gifts of nonfiction.
We hope you share our love of literature and passion to inspire people of all ages to read and will consider GiftLit for your next gift purchase.
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