[For 5-year-olds] Picture Books to Read in Spring | Let’s Explore Different Worlds with Children

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After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

Speaking of five-year-olds, they’re the ones everyone relies on as the oldest in the class.

The children themselves seem brimming with confidence.

This is also the time when their world expands even further.

Not only indoor and outdoor play, but we also want them to have plenty of experiences imagining and daydreaming.

Here are picture books perfect for five-year-olds to read in spring.

The rich, layered world of picture books plants many kinds of seeds in children’s hearts.

What will the children feel?

Be sure to enjoy their reactions too.

[For 5-Year-Olds] Picture Books to Read in Spring: Let’s Explore Different Worlds with Children (11–20)

Letter from the ForestText: Reiko Katayama / Illustrations: Ken Katayama

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This is a picture book called “A Letter from the Forest,” in which the girl protagonist writes a letter to her friends who live in the woods.

The book shows her decorating the letter and the envelope, and you can feel how hard she’s trying to make them beautiful.

The letter gets lost—perhaps blown away by the wind—but in return she receives something wonderful from her friends.

Among the gifts is even something that heralds spring! Many five-year-olds are starting to be able to write hiragana, so this book might spark their interest in writing letters.

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Mr. Cabbage and Mr. ButayamaShinta Cho

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How about this picture book for March, when spring cabbage is at its tastiest? “Cabbage-kun and Mr.

Butayama” is a humor-filled picture book illustrated by Shinta Cho, and it’s hugely popular with children.

It features the funny duo of Cabbage-kun and Mr.

Butayama, who can’t help seeing Cabbage-kun as something to eat.

This time, it’s a thrilling story set on a suspension bridge deep in the mountains.

Despite the tension, the book has an irresistibly funny and heartwarming feel.

Please give it a read!

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Bread ThiefKeiko Shibata

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Keiko Shibata’s picture book “The Bread Thief” is a wildly popular title not only with children but also with adults, and it’s such a unique book that it’s become a series.

The character leaves a strong impression, and its surreal humor is addicting—both kids and grown-ups can’t help but laugh out loud.

A loaf of bread hoists another bread and makes a getaway—so what on earth is this bread’s true identity…? The book is filled with delicious-looking breads that might just make you hungry! After reading, why not buy some bread and head out to the park?

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dandelionMaki Arai

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“Dandelion,” a picture book that carefully and lovingly depicts the dandelions we often see in March.

It shows in detail how these familiar flowers bloom and how they turn into fluffy seed heads, tracing the entire life of a dandelion with great care.

Because dandelions are so familiar, children are naturally drawn in, and after reading, they’ll want to head out and look for real ones.

Through this book, you can sow seeds of curiosity and enjoy seeing how each child nurtures those seeds in their own way.

Give it a read!

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In conclusion

We introduced spring picture books recommended for five-year-olds.

Five-year-olds are the oldest in the class at preschool.

The things they can do and want to try keep increasing, and it’s exciting to think about how they’ll grow from here.

If picture books help broaden their world, they’re sure to make wonderful discoveries.

Please try reading these aloud during your childcare time.