This week for our Butler Bookshelf, we’re looking at the Butler Center’s collection of board books about nature. From seasons to weather to animals, these books all introduce very young readers to the great wide world around them. Our feature pick is Baby Loves Meteorology by Ruth Spiro, illustrated by Kat Uno. Part of the Baby Loves Science series, this book breaks down big topics like weather and the water cycle, and takes a look at why it rains. Spiro’s text and Uno’s illustrations provide plenty of opportunity for readers to pause and examine what they know about the weather around them.

Check out more board books about the outdoors below!

Baby Loves Meteorology
Ruth Spiro
Illustrated by Kat Uno
Charlesbirdge
Available now!

Beehive
Jorey Hurley
Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing/LITTLE SIMON
Available now!

Four Seasons In One Day (My First Story Orchestra)
Illustrated by Jessica Courtney-Tickle
The Quarto Group/Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
Available now!

River’s Journey
Sally M. Walker
Illustrated by Kim Smith
Candlewick Press/MIT Kids Press
Available now!

Whose Egg is That?
Darrin Lunde
Illustrated by Kelsey Oseid
Available now!