12 Children’s Books for May – Living Spring Picture Books & More (Free Reading Log Printable)
This month, enjoy Spring Picture Books filled with adventure and joy. You’ll also find other great storybooks, educational children’s books, and engaging chapter books for young kids. Keep track of your child’s reading with our free reading log printable.
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From preschoolers to middle-schoolers, a well-made book can bring joy. So even if you have a large family with varying ages, this homeschool book list is sure to bring you some great new picture books, chapter books, and educational books.
May’s list is closing out our Spring learning theme. You’ll find a few great spring picture books with enjoyable stories and adorable pictures.
I’ve also created a free reading log printable to pair with your May reading journey. This is a great reading packet for any homeschooling family. Inside it, you will find a printable version of this reading list, a reflection page (that you can print more than once for each book you read), and a reading log to track any other book you’ve read and enjoyed throughout March.
P.S. All families welcome! I’m a homeschool mom, so I discuss homeschooling by default. But no matter your schooling choice – these books are for you!
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What’s Inside Your Free Printable Reading Packet
In this packet, you’ll find:
- The Book List – great for bringing to the library
- Free Reading Log Printable – for tracking these books or any other books you read throughout May
- Book Discussion Sheet – that you can print again and again for each book
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Explore This Month’s Homeschool Book List
The library and stores are overflowing with books; it can be hard to know where to begin. Each month, I’ll be sharing my suggestions to help you and your homeschool kids grow in your love for reading!
My love and appreciation for books continues to grow since homeschooling. I even get excited to pick up our next picture book.
Whether that be a seasonal book like this month’s spring picture books, educational picture books to help with a topic we’ve been learning, or a thrilling chapter book filled with silly monsters.
No matter what we’re studying, I try to include some engaging picture books or living stories to support our learning. Like in our recent homeschool artist study, we included some great books about Van Gogh and Da Vinci to deepen our learning.
When choosing a book, age should not be a limitation. A good book is a good book across all generations. Books are the core of learning in our home. Whether that be fantastical stories, funny rhymes, suspenseful mysteries, or anything in between. Books spark a child’s imagination, improve their vocabulary, and expand their understanding of the world around them.
Educational Books
We are blessed to live at a time filled with so many amazing kids’ books available. Topics that made me snooze in school, I can now teach to my children with fun, silly, and engaging books.
Like in our Winter Unit Study, we included books that support seasonal learning that are still thrilling stories.
In each monthly homeschool book list, I like to include a few books that are geared towards teaching a new core concept (math, English, history, famous people, science, etc.). These books can be a great way to help your children learn in a fun, engaging way.
Pond Circle by Betsy Franco
I Am the Mummy Heb-nefert by Eve Bunting
Pet Store Subtraction by Simone T. Ribke
Picture Books
Picture books are the core of my monthly homeschool book lists. That’s because homeschooling and learning go far beyond core subjects. A good picture book feeds the imagination, teaches life lessons, and expands a child’s understanding of the world around them. Or sometimes they’re just ridiculously silly and make us laugh, and that’s ok too!
Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Wonders of Nature by Jane Werner Watson
Be Quiet, Pooh! By Isabel Gaines
The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown
The Story of the Tooth Fairy by Tom Paxton
Springtime with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Chapter Books
My kids both love going through chapter books at bedtime. Since they’re still young (7 and 4), we tend to choose books with easy-to-follow storylines and some good pictures throughout. Here are just a few chapter books we’ve been loving lately, and I hope you do too.
As you might be able to tell from the following suggestions, my kids have very different tastes in books. At the end of the day, reading should be fun! A literature-heavy education combines a variety of books. Sometimes, that’s deep, morally rich books that I’ve presented. And sometimes that’s purely silly books chosen by my kids for entertainment. A love for reading grows from all that and more.
Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Binder of Doom: Brute-Cake by Troy Cummings
Sophie Mouse: A New Friend by Poppy Green
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