Forest Animal Books for Preschoolers

Forest Animal Books for Preschoolers

This list of books about forest animals will help you start exploring the forest with your preschoolers. Whether from a book or on a nature walk, learning about the forest and forest animals is so fascinating! There is so much to experience in the forest that these nature books are sure to keep your preschoolers entertained for hours. 

Bears, owls, and raccoons are just some of our favorite forest animals! Through books your preschoolers will gain a better understanding of all the different animals who call forest home. Here’s a great list of books all about forest animals for your preschoolers!

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A Walk in the Forest

There is so much to discover in the forest! 
Learn some of the fun to be had in the forest with this adventurous book. 
After reading consider making your own story about the forest! Imagine you are in a forest; what would you see? smell? hear?

Forest Bright Forest Night

Forest Bright Forest Night is a fun counting book that introduces the concept of nocturnal and diurnal animals to preschoolers.
Pair this book with my free Nocturnal/Diurnal Sorting activity for added learning!​

Night-Night Forest Friends

The rhyming text and fun illustrations in this book will keep children engaged as they discover how different forest animals go to sleep. 

Owl Babies

This book is always popular among preschoolers. Three little owl babies are waiting for their mama to come back. 
This book is a good one to have on-hand to support children with separation anxiety. ​

The Hike

Tag along with these three friends as they take a hike into the forest! Along the way your preschoolers will get a closer look on what they bring and see on their hike!

​The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

​This book is full of humor and it’s a favorite among preschoolers. Mouse and bear both want a big juicy strawberry! Follow along these two forest animals in a fun story.

Tiny Perfect Things

A great story about the wonderful things you can find while on a simple walk. This is a great opportunity to use the language used in this book to translate into the things you can find on a walk through the forest.

We're Going On A Bear Hunt

A classic and beloved book by kids of all ages. Preschoolers love this book! It's a great book to turn into a song and pretend your going to catch a big bear!

Bear Make Den

The charm of this book will definitely be a favorite among your preschoolers. Bear Makes Den is a great book to talk to your preschoolers about animal dens and how these are forest animal's homes.

Nuts To You

With incredible illustrations this story written by Lois Ehlert gives curious preschoolers a look into the tricks of a squirrel. And, along the way they will learn all the different things a squirrel might find in a forest.

Who's Tracks Are These?

A great read-aloud to do with your preschoolers as there are a series of clues and illustrations where your preschoolers will have to identify a variety of pawprints found in the woodlands. 

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We hope that you found a book or two that you can use in your classrooms with your preschoolers whether you're learning about a camping or forest animal theme. Through these books your preschoolers will be able to learn and discover different types of animals that they might just see on their next forest hike.

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