Today’s collection of books is a-bloom with freshness and wonder, the melody of nature, the beauty of words and cultures, with some lighthearted fiction tucked in for good measure. Here in Minnesota we’ve had a slow, chilly spring. I’m celebrating …
Tag: spring
a flock of picture books for welcoming spring
April — time for galoshes and gardening gloves, dawn choruses and daffodils — is upon us! Here are some springtime treats to help freshen up your reading stacks. Nesting, written and illustrated by Henry Cole published in 2020 by Katherine …
five lovely things…april 12
Warm greetings to you all and a Joyous Easter or Happy Passover to those of you celebrating today or in the coming week. I hope today finds you and those you love well, and safe, and that wherever you are …
a March melange
Today I’ve got a batch of books to add spice to your March reading stacks. Let’s get started with some hints of spring. March in Minnesota did not come roaring in like a lion this year. It has been warmer …
a time to plant…a list of five
Yes, I realize that for many of you, mid- and late-May are long past your time of planting, but we in Minnesota are finally nearing the end of freezing temperatures (we hope) and can safely tuck our tomato plants in …
things spring brings
It is a little ironic that I’m writing this post on an April day buffeted by a winter storm here in Minneapolis! The view outside my window is decidedly wintery today! But that’s the thing about spring. It’s a season …
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 …
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 …
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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orange marmalade 