Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Picture Books for Spring

 Enjoy these great picture books celebrating Spring!

Wake Up, It's Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Word of the arrival of spring spreads from earth to worm to seed to lady bug and on through the natural world to a sleeping family, until everyone is dancing in celebration.

My Garden by Kevin Henkes
After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of beach balls.

Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee
As a young girl splashes in the rain, she plays a guessing game with the reader about other living things that enjoy a cloudburst.

The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss
In the middle of winter, different forest animals awake and run sniffing through the trees, to discover a single flower growing in the snow.

Kite Day by Will Hillenbrand
It's the perfect day to make and fly a kite. But a surprise is waiting for Bear and Mole on their windy-day adventure.


More Spring Stories --
And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano
Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson
Bears and Blossoms by Shirley Parenteau
Bloom by Deborah Diesen
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Early Bird by Toni Yuly
Finding Spring by Carin Berger
The Hidden Rainbow by Christie Matheson
Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin
Miss Jaster's Garden by N.M. Bodecker
Plant a Kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Pond Babies by Cathryn Falwell
Puddles!!! by Kevan Atteberry
A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
Seven Hungry Babies by Candace Fleming
Shake a Leg, Egg! by Kurt Cyrus
Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed
Sun Above and Blooms Below: A Springtime of Opposites by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
Telephone by Mac Barnett
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
What the Baby Hears by Laura Godwin
When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes


Check these and more spring books out on display at the Arnold Branch through April 24, 2021.


Thursday, March 25, 2021

Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) by Carrie Finison

Want to give someone a hug?  Just ask them.  Many people love hugs -- but not Doug!  Doug does not like hugs.  He thinks they're too squishy and smushy.  


This is a great book to remind us that not everyone wants a hug.  Sometimes it is better to say hello, shake hands, or give a high five instead.

 

Monday, March 15, 2021

Bunny Tales: A Book List of Chapter Books

The Great Rabbit Rescue by Katie Davies
When Joe goes to live with his father across town and must leave behind his beloved pet rabbit, his friends Anna and Suzanne try to take care of it for him, but when the rabbit becomes ill and then Joe follows suit, the girls are certain that both will die unless they are reunited.

Emmaline and the Bunny by Kate Hannigan
Everyone and everything in the town of Neatasapin is tidy, except Emmaline who likes to dig dirt and jump in puddles, and wants to adopt an untidy bunny.

Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies by Andrea Beaty
At Camp Whatsitooya, twins Joules and Kevin and new friend Nelson face off against large, rabbit-like creatures from the Mallow Galaxy who thrive on sugar, but are not above hypnotizing and eating human campers.

Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi
Kenny Rabbit tries to save his friend, the dragon, after he is labeled a community nuisance by the simple people of Roundbrook village, who arrange for the creature to be fought by St. George.


More Bunny Stories:
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord
Father Christmas and Me by Matt Haig
It Came from Beneath the Bed by James Howe
Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny by Jan Karon
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Mutant Bunny Island by Obert Skye
Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
The Royal Rabbits of London by Santa Montefiore
Sensible Hare and the Case of Carrots by Daren King


Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through April 10, 2021.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

The Daily Lives of High School Boys, v. 1 by Yasunobu Yamauchi

 

Tadakuni, Yoshitake, and Hidenori are three friends that attend an all boys school.  These are their adventures -- talking about girls, telling scary stories, going to the beach, and more.


This is a great slice-of-life manga series featuring boys and their friendship.  This would be a great series for both teen boys and girls.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Celebrating Women's History Month: Historical Fiction for Teens

 

Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.

A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller
In 1909 London, as the world of debutante balls and high society obligations closes in around her, seventeen-year-old Victoria must figure out just how much is she willing to sacrifice to pursue her dream of becoming an artist.

Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
After inheriting her uncle's homesteading claim in Montana, sixteen-year-old orphan Hattie Brooks travels from Iowa in 1917 to make a home for herself and encounters some unexpected problems related to the war being fought in Europe.


More Books --
And I Darken by Kiersten White
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai
The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman
Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All by M.T. Anderson
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
Lies We Tells Ourselves by Robin Talley
The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand
Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen
The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry
Those Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper


Check out these books on display at the Arnold Branch through April 3, 2021.