Washington Children's Books - 4 Great Kids Books About Washington & Seattle

The Ultimate List of Books about Washington State for Children

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Books about the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, and Washington State

Three Bears of the Pacific Northwest, by Richard Vaughan and Marcia Crews, illustrated by Jeremiah Trammell

Colorful Seattle: Explore and Color, by Laura Lahm, illustrated by Steph Calvert

A coloring book about Seattle and the Seattle skyline.

Measuring Up, by Lily LaMatte, illustrated by Ann Xu

Cici has moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and is entering into the school cooking contest. She wants to win so she can afford a plane ticket for grandma to come visit her for grandma’s 70th birthday. But how will Cici win the American cooking contest if she only knows how to cook Taiwanese food? This graphic novel about fitting in, finding one’s way to shine, family, and food is perfect for 4th grade.

Birds of Seattle and Puget Sound, by Chris Fisher, illustrated by Gary Ross

If you live in the Seattle area, this book is perfect for learning about the birds outside your window. It is useful even for the youngest ornithologists, ages 5 or 6, to be able to give name to the birds they see in the backyard or on their weekend walks.

Chapter Books about Washington State:

Paper Wishes, by Lois Sepahban

Pearl Harbor has just happened, in 1941. On Bainbridge Island in Washington, Manami is Japanese-American, and must leave her home and relocate with her family to an internment camp in California. In doing so, she is being asked to separate herself from her family dog.

This book will help middle-grade readers understand World War 2 better, in this story of loss, separation, hope, and family. For 4th to 7th grade readers (8 to 12 years old).