24 March 2009

Eco-Reads

Every time I come across something new to the eco-friendly world I get really excited. Lately, I've been thrilled to see more & more environmentally friendly children's books!

Here are a couple that we have in our own collection:


One Tree & Little Monkey.

One Tree is a very sweet little board book (made from 98% recycled materials) which a friend gave to Gretchen because of the sweet little fawn on the cover. Little Monkey is a cloth book that was given to us at the baby shower (and it also comes in a little recycled cardboard box). Both are so lovely & kind to the environment.




That little deer is just so sweet.


You can find both of these books on Amazon -- here & here.

I'd also like to point out a few eco-themed books, which though they are not made from recycled materials, all promote sustainability & caring for the environment:

01. The Lorax (one of my all time favourites!)
02. My Mom Hugs Trees
03. Don't Throw That Away!
04. A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids
05. 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth

I hope to add many more eco-minded books to our collection & I hope you do to!
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What are you favourite eco-friendly reads? Do you have many in your collection now? What do you do to promote being green in your home?

2 comments:

Elly said...

Those books are so lovely - and oh! I love The Lorax! Dr Suess is by far one of my favourites :)

Desiree Fawn said...

isn't it just lovely?
I read it to little one's a lot working with the red cross and teaching kids about the environment :)