Welcome Spring!!!

This week, I am sharing some of my favorite spring picture books . . . .

The Bunny Who Found Easter by Charlotte Zolotow
A lonely rabbit searches for others of his kind from summer through winter until he finds one special bunny.

Bunnies!!! by Kevan Atteberry
A monster searches everywhere to find the things he loves: bunnies!!!

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.

Peek-a-Boo Bunny by Holly Surplice
An energetic bunny plays hid and seek with his forest friends.

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.


More Spring Books --
10 Easter Egg Hunters: A Holiday Counting Book by Janet Schulman
Bloom by Deborah Diesen
Bunny's First Spring by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Caterpillar's Dreams by Clive McFarland
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld
Counting in the Garden by Emily Hruby
Egg by Kevin Henkes
Finding Spring by Carin Berger
The Green Line by Polly Farquharson
Here Comes Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood
If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Miss Jaster's Garden by N.M. Bodecker
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming
Peep and Egg: I'm Not Hatching by Laura Gehl
Puddles!!! by Kevan Atteberry
Shake a Leg, Egg! by Kurt Cyrus
Song of the Swallows by Leo Politi
The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katherine Tegen
Sun Above, Blooms Below: A Springtime of Opposites by Felicia Chernesky
Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle
Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown
Three Little Peas by Marine Rivoal
Wee Little Bunny by Lauren Thompson

Check these and more spring books out on display at the Arnold Branch through April 27, 2019.

March into Spring!

This year, March has so many topical subjects for kids to read about -- St. Patrick's Day, spring, Easter, etc.  So here are some of my favorite picture books to share this March . . .

Peek-A-Boo Bunny by Holly Surplice

An energetic bunny plays hid and seek with his forest friends.

The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas

The Easter Bunny and his special assistant demonstrate how to make Easter eggs.

Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson

When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.

The Story of the Leprechaun by Katherine Tegen

A clever leprechaun who has amassed a pot of gold by making beautiful shoes for people decides to hide his money at the end of a rainbow, knowing that no one will find it there.

Finding Spring by Carin Berger

Too excited to hibernate through his first winter, a bear cub tries to find spring.

More St. Patrick's Day Books --

Green Shamrocks by Eve Bunting

Leprechaun Gold by Teresa Bateman

The Night Before St. Patrick's Day by Natasha Wing

St. Patrick's Day in the Morning by Eve Bunting

More Spring Books --

And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano

Are You Spring? by Caroline Pitcher

Bunny's First Spring by Sally Lloyd-Jones

Miss Jaster's Garden by N.M. Bodecker

Mud Flat Spring by James Stevenson

Sun Above and Blooms Below: A Springtime of Opposites by Felicia Chernesky

Wake Up, It's Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst

More Easter Books --

The Easter Chick by Geraldine Elschner

Easter Mice! by Bethany Roberts

The Easterville Miracle by Melody Carlson

Here Comes T. Rex Cottontail by Lois Grambling

Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood

Looking for Easter by Dori Chaconas

Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail

The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katherine Tegen

Check out these books on display at the library through March 25, 2016.