First Day of Spring

Spring unfurls slowly here in the Pacific Northwest giving us a chance to enjoy each stage as it appears. Today in story time we celebrated with books about spring and all it entails, peeper frogs, hungry bears, the rain and sun and muddy hikes. As far as my thoughts on "blogging," this will be the second blog I've created and I'd like to produce something I might use later for my work at MTL. I'll use it as a place to feature the books I've read in story times, book suggestions, links to interesting sites, and other pertinent info.

Possum and the Peeper

By Anne Hunter.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
When Possum is awakened on the first day of spring by a loud noise that won't stop, he and all the other animals, who have also had their winters' sleep disturbed, set out to discover who is making all the racket.

Bear Wants More

By Karma Wilson

Illustrations by Jane Chapman.
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2003.
When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends

Sheep Take a Hike

By Nancy Shaw

Illustrated by Margot Apple.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1994.
Having gotten lost on a chaotic hike in the great outdoors, the sheep find their way back by following the trail of wool they have left.

A Closer Look

By Mary McCarthy.
New York : Greenwillow Books, c2007.
Detailed collage illustrations accompanied by simple text present expanding views of familiar objects in nature, such as a bug and a flower.