Books about climate change and weather for 0-5

Busy Grow

Author: N/A Illustrator: Diana Bedoya

Interest level: 2-3

Reading age:

A little girl and a little boy plant seeds in the earth and water them. Over time, the plants grow and start to produce flowers, a…

Pedro Loves Saving the Planet

Author: Jess French Illustrator: Duncan Beedie

Interest level: 6-8

Reading age: 6+

Pedro and his friends are at the eco cabin, discovering lots of eco-friendly activities. Fact-filled and friendly, this is a usefu…

When the Bees Buzzed Off!

Author: Lula Bell Illustrator: Stephen Bennett

Interest level: 4-7

Reading age: 6+

This fabulous lift-the-flap book subtly encourages everyone to plant lots of bee-friendly flowers and is a fun-filled introduction…

Counting in Green 10 Little Ways to Help Our Big Planet

Author: Hollis Kurman Illustrator: Barroux

Interest level: 2-3

Reading age:

A charming picture book suggesting ten practical ways to help the planet. A positive and simple introduction to the need for conse…

Look After Us: A lift-the-flap book

Author: Rod Campbell

Interest level: 0-2

Reading age:

If anyone can talk simply and clearly to little ones about endangered animals and conservation, it’s Rod Campbell, the famed autho…

Tidy

Author: Emily Gravett

Interest level: 4-7

Reading age: 6+

Pete the badger likes to keep everything neat and tidy, but his over-zealous cleaning begins to have a damaging impact on the fore…

Little Turtle and the Sea

Author: Becky Davies Illustrator: Jennie Poh

Interest level: 4-5

Reading age:

A beautiful picture book following the life of Little Turtle, as she watches her beloved ocean become home to more and more plasti…

Lily and the Polar Bears

Author: Jion Sheibani

Interest level: 4-7

Reading age: 5+

This charming, funny, sweet picture book combines concerns about arctic erosion, animal conservation and immigration in a lovely s…

The Great Big Green Book

Author: Mary Hoffman

Interest level: 4-7

Reading age: 7+

The Great Big Green Book is filled with facts about our planet, and asks lots of questions to help children think about green issu…

Planet Rescue

Author: Patrick George

Interest level: 4-8

Reading age:

This innovative book, which is about helping the planet and looking after the environment, allows readers to literally change the …

Clem and Crab

Author: Fiona Lumbers

Interest level: 4-7

Reading age: 5+

Clem loves going to the beach and tries hard to keep the coastline clean, but soon realises she needs the help and enthusiasm of h…

Meet the Weather

Author: Caryl Hart Illustrator: Bethan Woollvin

Interest level: 4-5

Reading age:

An energetic, fun introduction to different types of weather, using rhyme and vibrant, bright illustrations.

Mae merch fach a'i c…

Magic Windows: Weather

Author: Ladybird Illustrator: Libby Burns

Interest level: 1-3

Reading age:

The weather is just one area of everyday life that children come to understand at a young age, and this useful and rather beautifu…

Wind

Author: Carol Thompson

Interest level: 0-3

Reading age: 2+

Sumptuous illustrations celebrate children's responses to the weather, in this series of board books. This title features a child …

I Like the Rain

Author: Sarah Nelson Illustrator: Rachel Oldfield

Interest level: 2-4

Reading age:

This book conjures up everything that is fun about rain: splashing in puddles, dancing with umbrellas, as well as staying cosy and…

Rosa's Big Sunflower Experiment

Author: Jessica Spanyol

Interest level: 2-5

Reading age:

Rosa and her friends are growing sunflowers. The industrious team of children fill pots with soil, tenderly plant seeds and then c…

Errol’s Garden

Author: Gillian Hibbs

Interest level: 4-6

Reading age: 5+

Errol loves gardening, but he doesn’t have a garden. Then he comes up with a creative solution, thanks to the discovery of a disus…

Clean Up!

Author: Nathan Bryon Illustrator: Dapo Adeola

Interest level: 4-8

Reading age:

Rocket loves visiting her Grammy and Grampy in the Caribbean, especially splashing in the waves with her cool surfing Grammy - but…