BOOKS BY THE MONTH
Looking for the perfect book for each month? We've got you covered with children's books that fit perfectly with celebrations, commemorations, and historical events. Many of our books come with free resources and teacher's guides. Click the links in the sidebar to visit each author's website and learn more.
JANUARY
January 1- New Year’s Day
- Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller (Albert Whitman)
January 5 - January National Bird Day
- Finding A Dove for Gramps by Lisa Amstutz, illustrated by Maria Luisa Di Gravio (Albert Whitman)
- Backyard Birds series by Lisa Amstutz (Capstone)
- For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson by Peggy Thomas, illustrated by Laura Jacques (Calkins Creek)
- George Washington Carver for Kids by Peggy Thomas (Chicago Review Press)
- Full of Beans: Henry Ford Grows a Car by Peggy Thomas, illustrated by Edwin Fotherington (Calkins Creek)
January 12 - 1969, Charlie Sifford wins Los Angeles Open
- Charlie Takes His Shot, How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by John Joven (Albert Whitman)
January 14 - 1929, Dashrath Manjhi is born.
- Manjhi Moves a Mountain by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Danny Popovici (Creston Books/Lerner Books)
January 14 - National Dress Up Your Pet Day
- We Really, Really Want a Dog by Susan Kralovansky (Pelican Publishing)
January 15 - 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is born.
- Martin & Anne, the Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg (Creston Books/Lerner Books)
January 24 - National Peanut Butter Day
- George Washington Carver for Kids by Peggy Thomas (Chicago Review Press)
January 27 - 2024 International Holocaust Remembrance
- Martin & Anne, the Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg (Creston Books/Lerner Books)
January 29 - National Puzzle Day
- The Quest for a Tangram Dragon by Christine Liu-Perkins, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)
Third Sunday of January - World Snow Day
- Snow Dance by Peggy Thomas, illustrated by Paul Facklam (Pelican pub)
OCTOBER
October Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Mama’s Year with Cancer by Nancy Churnin and Shayna Vincent, illustrated by Wazza Pink (Albert Whitman)
International School Libraries Month
- The Book that Jake Borrowed by Susan Kralovansky (Pelican)
- El Libro Que Jake Tomo Prestado by Susan Kralovansky (Pelican)
Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month
- Counting Colors in Texas by Susan Kralovansky (Pelican)
National Chili Month
- How Fire Ants Got Their Fire by Susan Kralovansky (Pelican)
Harvest Season
- Let’s Go to the Harvest Festival by Lisa Amstutz (Capstone)
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
- We Really, Really Want a Dog by Susan Kralovansky (Pelican)
October 1 - National Black Dog Day
October 1-7 - National Walk Your Dog Week
- We Really, Really Want a Dog by Susan Kralovansky (Pelican)
October 12 - National Fossil Day
- Dinosaur Lady, the Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist by Linda Skeers, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens (Sourcebooks)
- Mary Anning and Paleontology for Kids by Stephanie Bearce (Chicago Review Press)
October 12 - Farmers’ Day
- Farmer George Plants a Nation by Peggy Thomas, illustrated by Stacy Innerst (Calkins Creek)
October 16 - World Food Day
- Hero for the Hungry, The Life of Norman Borlaug by Peggy Thomas, illustrated by Sam Kalda (Feeding Minds Press)
October 21 - National Apple Day
- Applesauce Day by Lisa Amstutz, illustrated by Talitha Shipman (Albert Whitman)
- Let’s Go to the Apple Orchard by Lisa Amstutz (Capstone)
October 21 - International Archeology Day
- At Home in Her Tomb by Christine Liu Perkins, illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen (Charlesbridge)
- Awesome, Disgusting, Unusual Facts about Mummies by Stephanie Bearce (Black Rabbit Books)
October 26 - National Pumpkin Day
- Let’s Go to the Pumpkin Patch by Lisa Amstutz (Capstone)
October 31 - Halloween
- Lila and the Jack-o’-Lantern by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Anneli Bray (Albert Whitman)
NOVEMBER
National Career Month
- Disgusting Animal Care Jobs by Stephanie Bearce (Black Rabbit Books)
- Disgusting Food Jobs by Stephanie Bearce (Black Rabbit Books)
Library and Information Services Month
- The Book That Jake Borrowed by Susan Kralovansky (Pelican)
November 1 - National Author’s Day
November 5 - National Doughnut Day
- The Whole Story of the Doughnut by Pat Miller (Clarion Books)
November 5 - National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
- We Really, Really Want a Dog, written and illustrated by Susan Holt Kralovansky (Pelican)
November 6 - Dog Film Festival Day
November 8 - National STEM/STEAM Day
- The Quest for a Tangram Dragon by Christine Liu-Perkins, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)
- At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui by Christine Liu-Perkins, illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen (Charlesbridge)
- Twisted True Tales From Science 4 book series - Medical Mayhem, Insane Inventors, Disaster Discoveries,and Exploding Experiments by Stephanie Bearce (Rourke)
- Mary Anning and Paleontology for Kids by Stephanie Bearce (Chicago Review Press)
- Amazing Amphibians by Lisa Amstutz (Chicago Review Press)
- Mammal Mania by Lisa Amstutz (Chicago Review Press)
- Plants Fight Back by Lisa Amstutz, illustrated by Rebecca Evans (Sourcebooks)
November 11 - Armistice Day/Veterans Day End of World War I
- Top Secret Files of History - WWI by Stephanie Bearce (Rourke)
November 22 - Humane Society Anniversary Day
- We Really, Really Want a Dog, written and illustrated by Susan Holt Kralovansky (Pelican)
November 23 - Humane Society Anniversary Day
- We Really, Really Want a Dog, written and illustrated by Susan Holt Kralovansky (Pelican)
November 30 - Celebrate Shelter Pets Day
- We Really, Really Want a Dog, written and illustrated by Susan Holt Kralovansky (Pelican)