Tomorrow, April 22, is Earth Day, with the theme being "Invest in Our Planet," a continuation of last year's campaign. See the following book recommendations, articles, and links for recent children's books related to the appreciation and preservation of our planet:

• Animals galore (from March 2023 Notes from the Horn Book)
• Learning from Mother Nature (from September 2022 Notes from the Horn Book)
• Under the sea (from May 2022 Notes from the Horn Book)
• A lot of axolotls by Bodie Shanis
• Nature walks (from November 2021 Notes from the Horn Book)
• 2021: The Year of the Tree? by Cynthia K. Ritter
• For Earth Day: Protecting animals (from April 2021 Notes from the Horn Book)
• 50th anniversary coverage (from 2020)
• Read illustrator Michaela Goade's acceptance speech and profile after her historic 2021 Caldecott Medal win for We Are Water Protectors (Roaring Brook) written by Carole Lindstrom
• Guide/Reviews Database subject Environment--Conservation
• Book Bundles:
  • Our Home Planet by Maeve Visser Knoth
  • Sea Creatures by Russell Perry
  • Trees, Seeds, and Gravity
  • Earth Speaks by Maeve Visser Knoth
  • Environmental Champions by Jessica Tackett MacDonald
  • Animals, Animals!
  • Just Add Sun and Water by Anita L. Burkam
  • Climate SOS by Russell Perry
  • Birds of a Feather by Rachel L. Kerns
  • I Think That I Shall Never See... by Kitty Flynn
  • Nature's Designs by Kitty Flynn
  • Under the Sea by Kitty Flynn
  • Bugs (and More) That Won't Bug You by Kitty Flynn
  • Water, Water Everywhere by Kitty Flynn
  • No Planet B by Kitty Flynn
  • Earth Work by Kitty Flynn

And look for the forthcoming review of The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement (Wiseman/Simon) by Barry Wittenstein, illustrated by Jessie Hartland, in the May/June 2023 Horn Book Magazine Special Issue: Diverse Books: Past, Present, and Future. As our reviewer noted, "While young readers may take for granted the concept of environmentalism, the book does an excellent job depicting the nascent moments of the movement that led to the first Earth Day celebration, the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency, and legislation such as the Clean Water Act." We all must "Invest in Our Planet" because "a green future is a prosperous future." What will you do to help? How will you be honoring the occasion? Share your plans with us in the comments below!