September is a time of returning. Returning to routines, to school, returning home from travels and vacations. Migratory creatures begin returning to warmer spaces, and daylight and nightfall return to more familiar cadences after the sun’s wild excesses of summertime. …
Tag: seasons
a zing of spring!
Here in Minneapolis we careened from winter into spring seemingly overnight this past week. Mountains of tired old snow still huddle in parking lots, saggy patches of it lie desolate and defeated in our yards, matted carpets of dead, yellow-brown …
five for mid-winter cheer
Does your story hour need a little mid-winter boost? A good story doth warm the heart, you know! These five oughta perk up everyone’s spirits: Sometimes Rain, written by Meg Fleming, illustrated by Diana Sudyka published in 2018 by Beach …
as fall drifts into winter
There are two parts to autumn. The first is that golden haze entering in September, when the air becomes crisper, leaves paint riotous beauty across the landscape, cozy sweaters feel just right for a crunchy walk through the woods. But …
soak up the green
It is finally, finally spring summer? sprummer? here in Minnesota. We rocketed from blizzards to strong sunshine, from snowbanks to buds bursting into fresh green leaves, in just a matter of days. Today’s books revel in raindrops and green toads, trees …
spring forth, Spring!!
Despite the fact that the calendar claims Spring arrived a couple of weeks ago, here in Minnesota we still have snow on the ground and the air has a decided nip to it. In fact, some parts of our lovely …
autumn oughta be longer…lovely reads for my favorite season
It’s no secret that autumn is my favorite season. I only wish we could spread it out much longer. Grab some spiced cider, a cinnamon doughnut, and a batch of prime autumnal books and revel in all things fall! Goodbye …
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all good gifts around us…five for Thanksgiving-time
It’s American Thanksgiving this week, a welcome moment to pause from all the clamor and focus on gratitude. Every day that I take a walk in my neighborhood, I am thankful for the peace in my small corner of the …
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cool reads for warm days… ten oustanding new picture books
This summer, again, I’m planning to create lists all-a-jumble with goodies from this year’s crop of picture books. Each one holds powerful seeds of ideas, wonder, imagination, creativity to germinate in our minds and hearts. I’m getting a head start …
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when green becomes tomatoes…poetic glimpses all year long
My last offering for poetry month is this new gem created by two favorites of mine, poet Julie Fogliano and artist Julie Morstad. When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons published in 2016; a Neal Porter Book from Roaring …
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