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 …
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what is all this juice and all this joy?…books to welcome Spring
My stack of books today glows budding-leaf green and robin’s-egg blue. Oh, what is as cheery and hopeful as spring? Soak up some gladness with these books, bursting with life, growth and new beginnings. What Will Grow? written by Jennifer Ward, …
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love again, song again, nest again, young again…five because it’s spring again!
When Spring Comes, by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek published in 2016 by Greenwillow Books Bursting with the joys of springtime, the transformation of stark-drab-and-dead, to adorned-emerald-and-flourishing — quintessential Spring is sandwiched between the covers of this delightful book from …
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of eggs and springtime…three beauties
Easter is coming, a time of eggs everywhere, those exquisite surprise packages that gladden us with thoughts of new life. Here are two gorgeous new books and one vintage sweetheart to add to your Springtime or Eastertime collection: P. …
we’re March-ing into Spring!…five books to greet the milder weather
Here in Minnesota, we’ve spent the past week glorying in the abrupt arrival of Spring. One minute we were scraping ice off our windshields and the next finds us biking around the lakes in our shorts. Normally March in Minnesota …
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for Eastertime, springtime, anytime…two lovely stories about lambs
My sister had, for many years, a farm in the idyllic greenness of Kentucky, where she raised sheep. Visiting her in springtime meant enjoying lambing season –hearing the low, urgent bleating of the ewes; watching those wobbly, spindly lambs with …
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two books celebrating Passover
I don’t feel qualified to assess stories about the Jewish faith, yet this year I did want to include some books for Passover. These two seemed excellent to me. If there are other titles you particularly enjoy, I’d love to …
poetry friday
Kite Tails by Rose Waldo My kite grabbed on a gusty gale And took a wild and windy sail. I held on tight while it flew far To where the elves and fairies are. And when I drew it …
it’s been a c-c-cold winter…a list of five books looking forward to Spring!
I am a winter enthusiast. Yes. But it has been a tad cold this year in Minnesota, and ever-so icy, and wonderfully snowy…and now we are all dreaming of Spring. It is not here yet, but we can Anticipate! Here’s …
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poetry friday
Seeds by Walter de la Mare The seeds I sowed — For weeks unseen — Have pushed up pygmy Shoots of green; So frail you’d think The tiniest stone Would never let A glimpse be shown. But no; a pebble …
