I love books and I love spring, so I jump headfirst into March is Reading Month every year. I don’t know about you, but we go through cycles of reading the same books at bedtime over and over and over again with our daughter (looking at you, Paw Patrol: Jungle Pups).
For March is Reading Month, challenge yourself to shake things up. Find new books to read with your kiddos, or revisit old favorites. Discover new authors and expand your horizons. Have your kiddo close their eyes and randomly pick library books off the shelf. Although, learn from my mistakes and only let them choose one book from each shelf. Otherwise you’ll end up with 12 different versions of Pete the Cat.
To help you out, I’ve assembled a list of great picture books to check out this month. For a fun twist, I’ve aligned my recommendations with national and international day/week/month awareness and cause designations.
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31 Books for March is Reading Month
- March 1, International Women of Color Day: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
- March 2, Read Across America Day: The Children Who Loved Books by Peter Carnavas
- March 3, World Wildlife Day: Woodland Dance by Sandra Boynton
- March 4, National Women’s History Month: She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton
- March 5, Disability Awareness Month: Just Ask by Sonia Sotomayor
- March 6, National Dentist’s Day: Dora the Explorer, Show Me Your Smile! by Nickelodeon
- March 7, National Deaf History Month: Dad, Jackie, and Me by Myron Uhlberg
- March 8, International Women’s Day: Think Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison
- March 9, Women of Aviation Worldwide Week: Love is in the Air, The Story of Aviation Pioneer Nancy Harkness Love by Dee Romito
- March 10, start of Ramadan: Little Leena Learns About Ramadan by Zainab Fadlallah
- March 11, National Dreamers Day: Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
- March 12, National Plant a Flower Day: The Big Book of Blooms by Yuval Zommer
- March 13, National Good Samaritan Day: Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
- March 14, Albert Einstein’s Birthday: On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne
- March 15, World Sleep Day: The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
- March 16, National Panda Day: Pandamonia by Chris Owen
- March 17, St. Patrick’s Day: Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie de Poala
- March 18, Global Recycling Day: Change Starts with Us by Sophie Beer
- March 19, International Read to Me Day: All the Wonderful Ways to Read by Laura Baker
- March 20, Won’t You be My Neighbor Day (Fred Rogers’ birthday): Hello, Neighbor! by Matthew Cordell
- March 21, World Down Syndrome Day: My Friend Has Down Syndrome by Jennifer Moore
- March 22, World Water Day: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
- March 23, National Puppy Day: Can I Be Your Dog by Troy Cummings
- March 24, National Button Week: Corduroy by Don Freeman
- March 25, International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade: The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi
- March 26, National Good Hair Day: Hair Love Matthew Cherry
- March 27, National Scribble Day: The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
- March 28, Respect Your Cat Day: Atticus Caticus by Sarah Maizes
- March 29, International Mermaid Day: The Mermaid with No Tail by Jessica Long
- March 30, National Doctors Day: Who Says Women can’t be Doctors: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell by Tanya Lee Stone
- March 31, International Transgender Day of Visibility: Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
These are just a few books we love at our house. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do and decide to expand your horizons for March is Reading Month. Happy Reading!
