Bugs, boats, and beaches. August is a wonderful month for picture books, and we’ve got our favorites for you right here. Just for good measure, we’ve added a few books about trees and nature and home, sweet, home – the place we all want to return to after a long day outside.

One of my favorite books on this month’s list is Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall. It’s bound to become a summer favorite. And don’t miss the Caldecott Award winning book, Hello Lighthouse.

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Honey… Honey… Lion!
A Tree Is Nice
Roller Coaster
Armadillo Rodeo
Fireflies
The Grouchy Ladybug
The Very Busy Spider (Board Book)
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle (Eric Carle’s Very Series)
The Very Lonely Firefly board book
The Very Quiet Cricket
The Bee Tree
When Lightning Comes in a Jar
Night in the Country
The Relatives Came
When I Was Young in the Mountains
The House in the Night The House in the Night
Miss Maple’s Seeds
The Napping House
The Full Moon at the Napping House
Quick As a Cricket (Child’s Play Library)
Jabari Jumps
A Web
Noisy Bug Sing-Along
Bugs for Lunch
Insect Detective: Read and Wonder
My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis (A Nature Diary)
The Golden Glow
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe (Reading Rainbow Books)
Hello Ocean
Prairie Days
The Bug Girl
Are You a Grasshopper?
Are You a Ladybug?
Are You a Bee?
Are You an Ant?
Are You a Butterfly?
Summer Walk
Buzzing with Questions

 
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