The invention provides a 
polylactic acid foaming material and a preparation method thereof. The 
polylactic acid foaming material is prepared from the following ingredients according to parts by weight: 45-93 parts of 
polylactic acid, 5-28 parts of toughener, 1-5 parts of nucleating agent and 1-10 parts of 
foaming agent. The polylactic acid is one of poly-L-
lactic acid, poly-D-
lactic acid and poly-DL-
lactic acid or a mixture or a 
polymer thereof, and has the weight average 
molar mass of 0.8-3.5 million, molecular 
weight distribution of 1.2-2.5, and degree of 
crystallinity of 15-60 percent. The toughener is one of poly 
succinic acid butyl ester and poly 
adipate / butylene terephthalate or a mixture of two with random ratio. Other accessory ingredients can also be added. The preparation method comprises the following steps: evenly mixing the polylactic acid, the toughener, the nucleating agent, the 
foaming agent, the accessory ingredients and the like in a high mixing 
machine according to a certain proportion, then milling for 5-25 minutes at the temperature of 100-170 DEG C, and carrying out die pressing foaming on obtained materials at the temperature of 120-210 DEG C on a vulcanizing 
machine for 2-10 minutes to prepare the polylactic acid foaming material. The polylactic acid foaming material prepared by using the preparation method has the advantages of 
high resistance to shock, high elongation at break, high tensile strength and complete 
biodegradation after used.