The Weather Can Be Wild . . .

With the recent wild weather and storms I thought this would be a good time to share some picture books about the weather.  Here's a few of our favorites . . . .

A Hat for House: One Storm, Many Helpers by Audrey Perrott
One windy day, House’s hat blows clean off his head! His friends are happy to help, but nothing they try seems quite right. Then the wind gets even stronger and thunder rumbles, making House wonder how he can keep his family safe and if he’ll ever feel quite like himself again. 

Little Cloud by Eric Carle
A little cloud becomes all sorts of things--sheep, an airplane, trees, a hat--before joining other clouds and raining.

Snowflakes on Our Tongues by Mike Ornstein

Farmer Pumpernickel has a blissful, peaceful farm with his contented cows, satisfied sheep, pampered piglets, cheerful chickens, and happy horse. All is as it should be. But as snow starts to fall, the farm animals share their delight in the tasty flakes coming down from the sky. 

Hello, Rain! by Kyo Maclear

The air is full of waiting. The sky is full of breeze. The trees gust and billow. All before it rains.Rumble, rumble. Distant thunder. Rain is coming, rain is coming.

Weather Girls by Aki

Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring the Weather Girls are ready for whatever the seasons might bring!

More Books --

All Year Long by Kathleen W. Deady

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

Do I Have to Wear a Coat? by Rachel Isadora
Flora's Very Windy Day by Jeanne Birdsall

From Season to Season by Ethan Long

It Was Supposed to be Sunny by Samantha Cotterill
Not Now, Cow by Tammi Sauer
Rain by Cynthia Rylant
Really Bird, Really Scared by Harriet Ziefert
Sometimes Rain by Meg Fleming

Summer Green to Autumn Gold by Mia Posada

Sweater Weather by Matt Phelan
Winter Is Here by Kevin Henkes

Winter on the Farm by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Winter Woes by Marty Kelley

Dear Diary . . .

This week, I'm sharing teen books written in a diary format.  Check them out . . . .

The Runaway's Diary by James Patterson & Emily Raymond

Eleanor is happiest when she's left alone to dream up elaborate stories. Sam is polished, fun, and popular. Still, the sisters have always been there for each other--until everything changed. Now Sam is somewhere in Seattle, and Eleanor runs after her.

The Year I Didn't Eat by Samuel Pollen

Fourteen-year-old Max records his efforts to control his anorexia in a therapist-prescribed journal that also chronicles his parents' difficult relationship and his feelings for a new girl at school, Evie.

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.

More Books --

83 Days in Mariupol by Don Brown

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Break to You by Neal Shusterman

Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

Curse of the Specter Queen by Jenny Elder Moke

Ghost Diary by Seiju Natsumegu

Layers by Penelope Bagieu

Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

Witch Child by Celia Rees