Spring has sprung! I definitely have a spring in my step now that daffodils and cherry trees are a-blooming. We’re bound to have more rainy days and cool evenings ahead, but when I hear robins chirping outside my bedroom window in the morning, I know that Mother Nature is doing her magical spring thing.
Something about springtime makes for delightful reading in the picture book collection. Animals come out of hibernation, plants poke through the warmed-up soil, and kids come outside to play in the sun – it’s a very energizing time of year! To celebrate a new season with all of the colors, smells and sounds that represent spring, here is a picture book reading list full of charm and delight for little ones – and everyone who is young at heart.
- Abracadabra! It’s Spring! written by Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrated by Susan Gal
- First Notes of Spring written by Jessica Kulekjian, illustrated by Jennifer Bower
- The Spring Book written and illustrated by Todd Parr
- Spring for Sophie written by Yael Werber, illustrated by Jen Hill
- Surprising Spring written by Jennifer Marino Walters, illustrated by John Nez
- When Spring Comes written by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
New at the Library
Fiction
- The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow
- Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin
- Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin
Nonfiction
- 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins by Dave Karger
- Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters by Brian P. Klaas
- Mayo Clinic Guide to Fertility and Conception: Expertise from Leading Fertility Specialists for Maximizing Reproductive Health and Growing Your Family by Zaraq Khan
Children
- The Crayons Love Our Planet written by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
- The Noisy Puddle: A Vernal Pool Through the Seasons written by Linda Booth Sweeney, illustrated by Miki Sato
- The School for Invisible Boys by Shaun David Hutchinson
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District collection. Visit the district’s 15 locations, our website at www.fvrl.org, or call (360) 906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org.
