Books about Growth
and Change
Fiction
1.
I Can See
Just Fine by Eric Barclay: Paige doesn’t want to get the glasses that she
needs, but changes her mind once she has them.
2.
Your Daddy
Was Just Like You by Kelly Bennett: Daddy was once a baby who had to grow up.
3.
Finding
Spring by Carin Berger: It’s time to hibernate, but all that little bear
wants is spring.
4.
I’m Not
Moving! by Wiley Blevins: A little girl does not want to move to the city, but
once she gets there she decides that it’s not so bad.
5.
Clifford
Grows Up by Norman Bridwell: Clifford the dog was once a tiny puppy.
6.
Little
Gorilla by Ruth Borstein: Everyone loves little gorilla, and when he
becomes a big gorilla, they love him still.
7.
How Did
You Grow So Big, So Soon? by Anne Bowen: A little boy and his mama talk
about his first day of school tomorrow and all the growing he had to do to get
there.
8.
A House
for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle: As Hermit Crab grows, he must move from
shell to shell, and he decorates them with new friends who live with him.
9.
Plant a
Little Seed by Bonnie Christensen: Kids plant a garden that grows fruit ,
vegetables and flowers and then cook with them.
10.
My Brave
Year of Firsts: Tries, Sighs and High Fives
by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell: A little girl lists her firsts: bike
ride, pet, day of first grade, etc.
11.
Tadpole
Rex by Kurt Cyrus: Rex Impresses his dinosaur neighbors when he grows from
a tadpole to a frog.
12.
Where’s
Jamela? by Niki Daly: Jamela and Mama are moving to a new house, but Jamela
isn’t excited. On moving day, after packing, she disappears. Will she be found
and could her new home be okay after all?
13.
Kangaroo Christine
by Guido Van Genechten: Christine doesn’t want to leave her mom’s pouch, until
kangaroo Ben invites her to play.
14.
Leaving
the Nest by Mordicai Gerstein: Baby Jay is not to leave the nest, but when
she falls out, it is witnessed by a little girl, a kitten and a baby squirrel.
15.
Say Hello
To Zorro! By Carter Goodrich: Doggie Mister Bud is happy with his routine
until new dog Zorro comes on the scene and Mister Bud has to adapt.
16.
One Little
Lamb by Elaine Greenstein: A lamb’s wool is made into mittens that a child
wears when she visits the lambs.
17.
When
Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes: If you wait, spring will bring about changes
to winter and then change itself into summer
18.
Perfect
Square by Michael Hall: Square is happy being square , but it also changes
and is fountain, a park and more.
19.
Tadpoles
by Betsy James: Molly’s frog eggs become tadpoles and then frogs, and her baby
brother Davey learns to walk.
20.
As an Oak
Tree Grows by Brian Karas: An acorn grows into a 200 year old oak tree.
21.
Now I’m
Big by Karen Katz: Compares what a baby does with what a big kid can do.
22.
The
Growing Story by Ruth Krauss: A boy has chicks and a puppy and over time
they grow. His mom assures him that he is growing too, but he is doubtful until
he sees that he has outgrown last fall’s clothes.
23.
Once Upon
a Memory by Nina Laden: Shows how things change with “before” and “after”
drawings.
24.
Little
Tree by Loren Long: Little Tree has little leaves, but when the seasons
change, he is unwilling to drop them and can’t grow until he lets go.
25.
Wonderful
Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin: Speculation on what you will
do as you grow up.
26.
When I
Grow Up by Colin McNaughton: Kids share what they want to be when they grow
up, except one who doesn’t want to grow up.
27.
Kittens!
Kittens! Kittens! By Susan Meyers: Kittens do kitten things until they grow
into cats and maybe have more kittens.
28.
How You
Got So Smart by David Milgrim: A child is told all the things s/he did from
babyhood on up that contributed to being a successful person.
29.
I Feel
Five! by Bethanie Deeney Murguia: On Fritz’s 5th birthday, he
still feels 4, because he still can’t tie his shoes or snap his fingers, but
when he reaches apples in a tree for a friend, he feels a little older.
30.
If You
Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson: You can plant seeds that will grow, seeds of
carrots, cabbages, tomatoes, selfishness and kindness.
31.
Water Can
Be… by Laura Purdis Salas: Things water can be, like ice, fog and snow.
32.
First the
Egg by Laura Vacarro Seeger: Things that change into other things.
33.
Do You
Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan Shea: Things that will grow and things
that won’t.
34.
A Big Boy
Now by Eileen Spinelli: Big boy bunny can do lots of things, but he has a
little trouble learning how to ride his bike without training wheels.
35.
Pouch!
By David Ezra Stein: Kangaroo Joey wants to leave his mom’s pouch and hop, but
meeting new friends can be scary at first.
36.
Is Your
Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? by Audrey Vernick: Things your growing
buffalo might experience when he goes to kindergarten.
37.
Look What
I Can Do! By Nancy Viau: Young animals learn how to do new things.
38.
Puffling
by Margaret Wild: a baby puffin waits until he is old enough to leave his
burrow.
39.
Little Boo
by Stephen Wungerli (holiday): Seed Little Boo must be patient until he can
grow into a scary jack-o-lantern!
40.
Baby
Bear’s Big Dreams by Jane Yolen: Baby Bear plans for when he is grown up in
a year or more, because he knows just what big bears do.
1.
See How
They Grow: Chick by Jane Burton
2.
See How
They Grow: Kitten by Jane Burton
3.
From Seed
to Sunflower by Dr. Gerald Legg
4.
See How
They Grow: Pig by Bill Ling
5.
See How
They Grow: Frog by Kim Taylor
6.
Flowers
Bloom! By Mary Dodson Wade
7.
Seeds Go,
Seeds Grow by Mark Weakland
