Maple season is in full swing, so take some time to read some stories about it to your kids! Below is a list of books that will teach your kids fun facts, history, activities, or just give them a good story, all about sugaring.
- Sugaring by Jessie Haas
- Read about Nora and Gramp as they go sugaring on their Vermont farm along with their horses, Bonnie and Stella.
- The Sugaring-Off Party by Jonathon London
- Hear about a French-Canadian grandmother’s first sugaring-off party in this fun tale.
- Sugarbush Spring by Marsha Chall
- See life on a Northern farm through a young girl’s eyes as Spring appears and the month of the Maple Sugar Moon begins.
- At Grandpa’s Sugar Bush by Margaret Carney
- Grandpa and grandson endeavor to make maple syrup the old fashioned way, spending hours in the woods so they can top their pancakes the next day.
- Maple Moon by Connie Crook
- This is a story spun from folk tales about how maple syrup may have been discovered.
- The Maple Syrup Book by Marilyn Linton
- This book is full of fun facts, games, recipes, experiments, and more, all about maple syrup!
- Bear Goes Sugaring by Maxwell Eaton
- Bear and her friends, Dog and Squirrel, go sugaring together in this comical children’s book.
- Maple Syrup from the Sugarhouse by Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton
- Kelsey and her father bring us through the process of sugaring from farm to table.
- The Maple Thanksgiving by Joseph Bruchac
- This Abenaki children’s book details the native tradition of thanking the trees for the syrup they provide.
- Almost Time by Gary D. Schmidt and Elizabeth Stickney
- Ethan is so excited for the sap to start flowing and for his tooth to fall out. We get to read about a beautiful father and son relationship as his father teaches him patience.
