Peter H. Kahn, Jr., and Patricia H. Hasbach, in their work on developing a “nature language,” refer to Kahn’s research on patterns of human-nature interaction, patterns which illuminate, and allow us to express, our embodied connection to the natural world. The five senses are fundamental to these interaction patterns, and the sense of touch, the ability to feel nature through our bodies, particularly through the interface with the world that we call skin, is foundational to our sense of wonder about, and to developing meaningful and life-changing relationships with, the natural world. As part of my ongoing research into the intersections of children’s and adolescent literature with ecopsychology and its praxis, ecotherapy, this paper will explore how touch and the human connection to nature are illustrated (literally) in a selection of children’s picture books. Robert McCloskey’s Caldecott-winning Time of Wonder, published in 1957 (perhaps not coincidentally, Rachel Carson’s essay, “Help Your Child to Wonder,” which would eventually be published as The Sense of Wonder, was published in 1956), and Micha Archer’s Wonder Walkers (2021, Caldecott Medal 2022) show children exploring the world around them, while Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade’s We Are Water Protectors (2020, Caldecott Medal 2021) show how embodied contact with the earth is conducive to social and environmental justice. Finally, Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith’s I Talk Like a River (2020, Schneider Family Book Award) shows how physical contact with a river is part of a process of emotional healing. This selection of picture books spanning 70 years illustrates that embodied connection with the natural world leads us to an awareness of our mutual dependency with the Earth and has long been known to have a positive impact on human well-being.