Wonderful Children’s Books About Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains
This list of children’s books about Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains is the perfect addition to your family vacation. After booking our farm stay, and planning some things to do, like horse back riding, visiting caverns, and so much more, I began searching for books that I could incorporate into our homeschooling.
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Since we homeschool, it is important to us that our children learn about the places we visit before we arrive. Books have a way of making a place come alive way before our arrival. It also allows them to make life long connections between the books they have read and places we have visited.
Because we came across so many amazing books, we decided to put them together in this list so your family can enjoy them also. It includes picture books, books about wildlife in Tennessee, and about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I hope these children’s books about Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains help enhance your family’s visit to the area. Let us know in the comments below if there is a favorite book of yours that we should add to our list.
Children’s Books About Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains
The Volunteer State
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V is for Volunteer: A Tennessee Alphabet (Discover America State by State)
- Hardcover Book
- Shoulders, Michael (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 40 Pages – 04/23/2001 (Publication Date) – Sleeping Bear Press (Publisher)
$16.73
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Count on Us: A Tennessee Number Book (America by the Numbers)
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Hardcover Book
- Shoulders, Michael (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 40 Pages – 08/05/2003 (Publication Date) – Sleeping Bear Press (Publisher)
Picture Books About Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains
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Every Autumn Comes the Bear
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Arnosky, Jim (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 09/09/1996 (Publication Date) – Puffin Books (Publisher)
$6.99
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The Salamander Room (Dragonfly Books)
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Mazer, Anne (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 03/01/1994 (Publication Date) – Dragonfly Books (Publisher)
$7.99
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The Great Smoky Mountain Salamander Ball
- Lisa Horstman (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 04/01/1997 (Publication Date) – Smokies Life (Publisher)
$8.99
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Sabrina: A Great Smoky Mountains Story
- Hortsman, Lisa (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 48 Pages – 03/26/2015 (Publication Date) – Smokies Life (Publisher)
$8.34
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We’re Going to the Mountains
- English (Publication Language)
- 24 Pages – 03/27/2025 (Publication Date) – Great Smoky Mountains Associat (Publisher)
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When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading Rainbow Books)
- Rylant, Cynthia (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 24 Pages – 01/01/1993 (Publication Date) – Puffin Books (Publisher)
$6.13
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Ellie’s Long Walk: The True Story of Two Friends on the Appalachian Trail
- Flowers, Pam (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 03/15/2012 (Publication Date) – WestWinds Press (Publisher)
$10.68
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Swamp Angel
- Isaacs, Anne (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 40 Pages – 01/01/2000 (Publication Date) – Puffin Books (Publisher)
$9.99
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A Picture Book of Davy Crockett (Picture Book Biography)
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Adler, David A. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 01/01/1996 (Publication Date) – Holiday House (Publisher)
$8.99
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Flora and Fauna
Black Bear Cub at Sweet Berry Trail
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Hardcover Book
- Galvin, Laura Gates (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 06/15/2008 (Publication Date) – Soundprints (Publisher)
$29.99
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American Black Bears (First Facts)
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Molly Erin Kolpin (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 24 Pages – 07/31/2011 (Publication Date) – Capstone Press (Publisher)
$7.99
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Salamanders (First Step Nonfiction ― Animal Life Cycles)
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Nelson, Robin (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 24 Pages – 01/01/2009 (Publication Date) – LernerClassroom (Publisher)
$6.99
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Caves and Caverns
- Gibbons, Gail (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 10/04/1996 (Publication Date) – Clarion Books (Publisher)
$6.99
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The Bat Book (Conservation for Kids)
- Hardcover Book
- Milner, Charlotte (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 48 Pages – 02/04/2020 (Publication Date) – DK Children (Publisher)
$12.80
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A Place for Bats
- Stewart, Melissa (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 04/04/2017 (Publication Date) – Peachtree (Publisher)
$6.59
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Going to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Farcountry Explorer Books)
- Charles W. Maynard (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 48 Pages – 01/08/2008 (Publication Date) – Farcountry Press (Publisher)
$14.68
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Who Pooped in the Park? Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Steve Kemp (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 48 Pages – 05/30/2005 (Publication Date) – Farcountry Press (Publisher)
$9.79
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National Parks
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National Parks of the USA (Americana, 1)
- Hardcover Book
- Siber, Kate (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages – 07/03/2018 (Publication Date) – Wide Eyed Editions (Publisher)
$15.75
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National Parks of the USA: Activity Book: With More Than 15 Activities, A Fold-out Poster, and 50 Stickers! (Americana, 2)
- Siber, Kate (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages – 04/07/2020 (Publication Date) – Wide Eyed Editions (Publisher)
$8.32
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Great Smoky Mountains (A True Book: National Parks) (A True Book (Relaunch))
- Hardcover Book
- Gregory, Josh (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 48 Pages – 09/01/2017 (Publication Date) – Children’s Press (Publisher)
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The Camping Trip That Changed America
- Barb Rosenstock (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 03/27/2025 (Publication Date) – Scholastic (Publisher)
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Underdog Games Trekking The National Parks (3rd Edition) – The Award-Winning Family Board Game | Great for Kids Ages 10 and Up | Easy to Learn | Designed for National Park Lovers
- UPDATED – The 3rd Edition includes upgraded components, improved artwork, and a new Solo Mode
- WILDLY POPULAR – Over 500,000 sold! Winner of Mensa Select and the Parents’ Choice Award
- AUTHENTIC – A family traveled to every national park and then created a game to celebrate their journey
- INSPIRATIONAL – Share your memories and dream about where you’ll travel to next. Appeals to a wide range of people: outdoor lovers, gamers, and gift-givers
- FUN FOR ALL – For 1-5 players, ages 10 and up. Games last 30-60 minutes. Grandparents, teens, tweens, & kids can all play together!
$34.95
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Read all about our Tennessee adventures below:
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 12 Interesting Facts You Need To Know (Townsend)
- Why Our Ride At Davy Crockett Riding Stables Is Easily One We Will Never Forget (Townsend)
- Smoky Mountain Farm Stay: Pioneer Cabins and Guest Farm (Townsend)
- Soar High Through the Treetop World of Anakeesta (Gatlinburg)
- Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies (Gatlinburg)
- What To Expect At DollyWood (Pigeon Forge)
10 Comments
Marianne
What a great variety of books for kids about the Smokey Mountains. I love getting my kids books about where we are travelling to, before the trip. Its a great way for them to learn about the destination.
Trisha
I love that look on their face when they make the connect, “Hey! We read about this in the book!”
Julie Gazdecki
What a great idea for homeschool travel. Looks like some great books about Tennessee Smoky Mountains.
Trisha
Our kids love Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains so much that we still read some of these almost daily!
Lisa Manderino
We are huge fans of the trekking game and love all the books! Great Smoky Mountians is on my list.
Trisha
Just a warning, once you visit the Smoky Mountains, you won’t ever want to leave! 😉
alison netzer
I love the Smokey Mountains (I saw them in NC), but to have books to highlight them and the state of Tennesse is amazing. Giving your kids a love for their home state is something they will always have with them.
Trisha
We are planning our next trip to the Smoky Mountains and we would love to venture into NC this time. There is so much to see and never enough time to see it all!
kmf
These children’s books about Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains sound wonderful. In fact, I want to read them myself.
Trisha
To be honest, I found myself enjoying them just as much as my children! 😉