Are you looking for a wonderful list of children’s books set in Utah? Here are some of our favorites! Each of these children’s books is either set in Utah or features a person who has close ties to the state. Between multiple national parks and the Great Salt Lake, Utah is a state of unbelievable natural beauty. I had the opportunity to drive through several years ago, and I was fascinated by the changing landscapes unique western culture. If you’d like more information on each book, read more by clicking on the affiliate links listed below.
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow
The story of an art-loving girl who lives in in a Japanese internment camp in Utah during World War II.
Buzzy and the Redrock Canyons
Buzzy the Bee introduces children to Utah's five incredible National Parks.
Dreaming of Arches National Park
Cayenne the Coyote has a dream that takes her through the history of Utah's Arches National Park.
I Walked to Zion
A compilation of true stories of pioneer children traveling to Utah on the Mormon Trail.
Iron Horses
Discover all that went into completing the Transcontinental Railroad and its ultimate completion in Promontory Point, Utah.
Papa Married a Mormon
Loosely based on the true story of a Mormon man marrying a Catholic woman in the old West.
Ten Mile Day
Workers on the Transcontinental Railroad lay a world record ten miles of railroad tracks in one day.
The Great Brain
Enjoy the escapades of "The Great Brain" and his brothers as they adventure through life in early 1900s Utah.
The Great Railroad Race
The diary of a young girl who watches the eastern and western portions of the Transcontinental Railroad meet for the...
The Nutcracker Comes to America
The true story of how three brothers brought the Russian Nutcracker ballet to the United States for the first time.