Each of today’s picture books features fairly ordinary animal fare — dogs, ducks, wolves, a groundhog — but that’s the end of the commonplace as we pull out the stops on creativity and have some good fun! Beginning with… Little …
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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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The Wolves of Currumpaw
The Wolves of Currumpaw, written and illustrated by William Grill published in 2016 by Flying Eye Books In 1898, Ernest Thompson Seton published his classic collection of stories, Wild Animals I Have Known. Seton was a gnarly outdoorsman, a British naturalist, …
taking care of our big backyard…a list for Earth Day 2016
Earth Day is coming up this week. I hope you take the opportunity to marvel at the wonderland around us and resolve to learn more about proper stewardship of this precious, interconnected home of ours. For those of you in …
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celebrate winter’s arrival with a flurry of frosty books
Winter arrives tomorrow, and I’m hoping it blows in with yardfuls of snow and nose-nipping cold!! Because I love winter! And here in Minneapolis we’ve had none if it yet. Even if you don’t share my enthusiasm for the season, you’ll …
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ten that are true and tremendous
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, by Lindsay Mattick, illustrated by Sophie Blackall published in 2015 by Little, Brown and Company This picture book is a dream, pure and simple. It’s the true story of …
five for crackling fires and hot apple cider
Fall officially arrived weeks ago, but just now the maples in my backyard are ablaze with that glorious color we love. Here are five lovely picture books that capture the beauty and transience of autumn. Say It! by Charlotte …
an alaskan wilderness adventure
My Wilderness: An Alaskan Adventure, written and illustrated by Claudia McGehee published in 2015 by Little Bigfoot Sasquatch Books In 1918, an American painter, Rockwell Kent, and his 9 year old son “Rocky” set off on an adventure –spending seven …
nonfiction nuggets…leopard lessons in a snowy school
Snow School, by Sandra Markle, illustrated by Alan Marks published 2013 by Charlesbridge Yesterday we were trekking across the dusty Sahara, with heat puckering the air and sand blasting our skin. (I’m referring to the marvelous book, Mysterious Traveler in yesterday’s …
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summertime book of the week…poems that roar, cheep, and wriggle
National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry, edited by J. Patrick Lewis Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! And seahorses! And beavers! And even a Blue-footed Booby! Pair the time-honored splendor of National Geographic’s wildlife photography with the breadth of …
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