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12 Months of the Year Books for Children

July 24, 2023 •

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Do you have a favorite month of the year?  Mine would be October.  I love the fall colors, pumpkin lattes, and the cool crisp weather.  Explore all the months of the year with these months of the year books for children.

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Books for Kids About the Months of the Year

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Oscar the Octopus

Oscar the Octopus by Matthew Van Fleet is a fun and playful book to explore the months of the year.  Little ones will learn about the months of the year through a hands-on exploration of touching different textures in the book.

All Year Round by Susan B. Katz

All Year Round by Susan B. Katz works on months of the year and shapes. These are not two things you think would go together but a shape is used to represent each month such as a heart for February or an oval egg for March.

Twelve Hats for Lena

Twelve Hats for Lena by Karen Katz walks us through the months of the year as Lena makes a new hat for each month. We also learn about the symbols associated with each month. I think the kids would like to make their own sets of hats after being inspired by this book.

In the Garden

How does the garden change from month to month?  Find out in In the Garden by Noëlle Smit.  It’s a beautiful book to observe all the changes of nature from January to December.

Nature All Year Long

Speaking of nature, head out to see what animals are doing in different habitats from meadows to ponds in Nature All Year Long by Clare Walker Leslie. This browsable nonfiction is packed with information about nature for each month of the year.

My Delicious Garden

Another garden read that walks you through the months of the year is My Delicious Garden by Anne-Marie Fortin. Planning, planting, watering, harvesting, and enjoying are all things to look forward to during a year of a garden.

A Busy Year

Two mice observe how a tree named Woody changes from month to month throughout the seasons in Leo Lionni’s book, A Busy Year.

Chicken Soup with Rice

Another classic is Maurice Sendak’s Chicken Soup with Rice.  And, I can’t even type that without the song by Carole King playing in my head.

“In January it’s so nice

While slipping on the sliding ice

To sip hot chicken soup with rice

Sipping once, sipping twice

Sipping chicken soup with rice”

Arab Arab All Year Long!

Learn all about the Arab culture in Arab Arab All Year Long! by Cathy Camper. Check out Arabic writing, traditional foods, and music for festivals as you walk through each month of the year.

snowy flowy blowy

Snowy Flowy Blowy by Nancy Tafuri showcases a beautifully illustrated spread for each month of the year with just one rhyming word on each page.

Long Night Moon

Learn about names for different moons each month in this poetic read.  Enjoy Long Night Moon by Cynthia Rylant.

The Year at Maple Hill Farm

And finally, an oldie but goodie takes us to the farm.  Learn all about how farm life looks during each month of the year in The Year at Maple Hill Farm by Alice and Martin Provensen.

If I say a month, what words come to mind? For July, I would say fireworks, humidity, dripping ice cream cones, and lightning bugs.

Round and Round the Year We Go

Take a trip through the seasons and the months of the year with Carter Higgins in Round and Round the Year We Go and savor images and phrases that sum up each time of the year

Printable Book List of Months of the Year Books

Grab a printable book list of the books shared above.

Days of the Week Books for Kids

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Keep the learning going and focus in on the days of the week with these read-alouds.—> Days of the Week Books

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