Childrens Books about Summer (Board Books Editions + Unit Study)

There are so many ways to spend a sunny summer day.

Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar and explore everything the season has to offer!Celebrate summer with The Very Hungry Caterpillar and his friends in this exploration of the season.

Young readers can learn all about seasonal sensory experiences, like listening to noisy bugs, feeling the warm sunshine, smelling the yummy scents of a cookout, and so much more!

Have fun on the beach with Llama Llama in this touch-and-feel board book that's perfect for little hands.

Splish, splash with Llama Llama in Anna Dewdney's New York Times bestselling series!

Llama Llama loves splashing in the waves, building sandcastles on the beach, and soaking up the sun!

This casebound book includes 5 interactive touch-and-feel elements and a story that kids will want to read over and over again!

From swimming in the ocean to Fourth of July fireworks, this adorable board book captures the enduring spirit of summertime fun.

Young readers participate in their favorite warm-weather activities, including going to the lake, building sand castles at the beach, boating, fishing, picnics, playgrounds, eating ice cream, camping, barbecues, catching fireflies, and so much more.

Oh, the wonderful things that summer brings — swimming at the beach, making sand castles, catching butterflies, eating watermelon, toasting marshmallows, watching fireworks!

The simple, timeless activities featured in this abridged, board-book edition of the classic Beginner Book Summer make it perfect to share at the shore (or anyplace else!) with young and old alike.

It’s sunny summertime and Pippa and Pelle are looking forward to a season full of fun. With backpacks filled with tasty treats, they are ready for adventure.

On their trip they meet some new baby chicks, pick rosy apples and find a little mouse making his nest.

There’s something special about each season of the year, wherever we live in the world.

Follow the children in this book as they discover and explore the unique character of summer, through indoor and outdoor play.

Sensory, detailed and child-centered, this is the perfect introduction for young children to the cycles of the year.

Join two children as they have a fun day having a picnic!

They spread out their tablecloth and colorful food, fly kites, smell flowers, play on the swings, and much more! And when it’s nighttime, they look up at the stars and enjoy the fireworks.

The scenes are accompanied by simple, descriptive phrases on each page.

With bright, fluorescent colors, this book is sure to catch children’s and parents’ eyes!

When a very lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies, it sees a lantern, a candle, and the eyes of a dog, cat, and owl all glowing in the darkness.

It even sees a surprise celebration of light.

But it is not until it discovers other fireflies that it finds exactly what it’s looking for — a surprise sure to bring smiles to anyone who turn the final page!

Little ones will love lifting the flaps in this new Karen Katz book to reveal a big yellow sun, flip-flops, an ice cream cone, and everything else that Baby loves about summer!

The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps make this a perfect summertime treat for parents and children to share.

What am I going to wear? The question that diverts us all is first presented in the toddler years when the mastery of getting dressed is a triumph and opinions about clothing are emphatic.

Ready for Summer displays a full wardrobe, introducing lovely words like turtleneck and galoshes, and allowing even the very young reader to be an expert on what should be worn next season.

Mouse and Minka invite you to celebrate summer with a picnic in the park. Roll down the hill on tickly green grass.

Fly fluttery kites high in the sky. Enjoy some juicy watermelon!

Before it’s time to go home, a summer surprise sparkles in the sky.

This 10th anniversary edition of the best-selling story about a caterpillar’s busy day delights children with adorable artwork by Claudine Gevry.

This beautiful story about a caterpillar’s busy day features a colorful, fabric-covered spring that lends a bouncing effect to the lively artwork, mimicking the motion of a crawling caterpillar.

This bright, tactile board book celebrates a first encounter with the hottest season: summer!

Bold, simple illustrations and textures show what a child first sees, hears, touches, and tastes.

No matter how sticky it may be outside, this child ends up safe and cool in Daddy’s arms.