Nature Reads for Adults and Youth

Humans have been connecting with nature through story for tens of thousands of years. While the modern version of this ancient practice might look a little different for many of us, the roots of the practice are the same. Whether you’re looking to gift books, or just want some ideas of what to read to the children in your life, we’ve listed some of our favorite titles below.

Younger kids
Grandfather Twilight—Barbara Helen Berger 
An Egg is Quiet, A Seed is Sleepy, A Nest is Noisy, etc.—Dianna Aston and Sylvia Long
We are Water Protectors—Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
The Tree—Dana Lyons and David Lane Danioth
The Tree in the Ancient Forest—Carol Reed-Jones and Christopher Canyon
I’m in Charge of Celebrations (and everything else by Byrd Baylor too!)

Older kiddos (8-11)
A Wolf Called Wander (from A Voice of the Wilderness series)—Rosanne Parry
A Whale of the Wild (another from the series)—Rosanne Parry
The Hatchet Series—Gary Paulsen

Young Adult (12 and up)
Wolf Girl: Finding Myself in the Wild—Doniga Markegard
Winter of The Fisher—Cameron Langford
The Bear—Andrew Krivak (Adults, this one is for you, too!

Nature Reads for Adults

If you’re looking for some suggestions on what to read next, we’ve compiled some of CedarRoot’s board members’ favorite books below. 

Scott Brinton, Executive Director
The Island Within — Richard Nelson
Arctic Dreams — Barry Lopez
Mink River — Brian Doyle

Tim Lawson, Board President
Gathering Moss — Robin Wall Kimmerer
A Naturalist’s Year in the Pacific Northwest — Geoffrey Hammerson

Vanessa Castle, Board Member
Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain — Tim McNulty

Michelle Fox, Program Coordinator
Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer
Crow Planet — Lyanda Lynn Haupt

Rachael Van Laanen, Board Member
The Meadow — James Galvin
Refuge — Terry Tempest Williams

Katy Bowman, Board Member
The Golden Spruce — John Valliant
The Overstory — Richard Powers

What are some of your favorites? We’d love to know about them!