Today we’re doing a round up of our favorite Beaver Books! We’ll be sharing living books, filled with wonderful language, accurate details, and gorgeous illustrations that captured the minds of our children. We hope your children enjoy them too!
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Building
Author: Henry Cole
Age: 5+
Genre: Non-Fiction (Narrative)
This book has absolutely amazing illustrations, and if I’m quite honest, I’m really dreading returning this one to the library! The text was simple enough for my toddler to enjoy, but gave us a great start to learning factual information about beavers!
When Beavers Flew
Author: Kristen Tracy
Age: 5+
Genre: Non-Fiction (Narrative)
The title of this book captured my oldest daughters attention right away, and it was an amazing historical story about the relocation and preservation of beavers in the 1940s, right after World War I. The book was filled with themes of problem solving, nature preservation, and determination!
The Lodge That Beaver Built
Author: Randi Sonenshine
Age: 4+
Genre: Non-Fiction (Lyrical)
This was a sweet little book suited well for younger readers. It’s written in a cheerful, repetitive style, introducing the pond ecosystem and gently illustrates how beavers are one of the keystone species in pond ecosystems. The page ends with a more scientific discussion of the facts illustrated in the book, making it easily adaptable for older siblings.
Beaver and Otter Get Along…Sort Of
Author: Sneed B. Collard III
Age: 5+
Genre: Non-Fiction (Narrative)
Y’all – I’m learning so much from these children’s books! This was another favorite. It somehow taught me scientific information while also convicting me (as a mother) to love my earthly neighbors more intentionally. What a great book!
Build Beaver Build
Author: Sandra Markle
Age: 5+
Genre: Non-Fiction (Narrative)
This beautiful book is the amazing (and true!) story of a young beaver kit as he grows and learns how to care for the family home. The narrative is beautiful, and readers will get swept up in the story while absorbing facts about beavers all the while – Charlotte Mason would be a fan of this lovely book!
Five Busy Beavers
Author: Stella Parthenious Grasso
Age: 2+
Genre: Fiction (Rhyming)
Disclaimer: This one is definitely NOT what Charlotte Mason would classify as a Living Book, but it was a sweet counting AND rhyming book for the younger siblings to enjoy. We loved reading it with my toddler to round out our study of beavers!
That’s a wrap! If you have another favorite Beaver book, we’d love to know about it in the comments below!
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