Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Spring is finally here!

After a long, cold winter with oh-so-much snow, it’s time to celebrate spring. Here are some refreshing read alouds to share with your kids:

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
This enchanting book tells the story of one boy’s transformation of one garden from an overlooked corner of the city to a colorful, life-giving place. A great way to promote working towards a greener world!

My Garden by Kevin Henkes
How does your garden grow? Does it grow tomatoes as big as beach balls? Or chocolate bunnies? Now that spring is here, we can dream big! For more fun, follow this link to Kevin Henkes’ website for a search and find activity:
Kevin Henkes' seek and Find activity

City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems, illustrated by Jon J. Muth
This story begins in the spring when City Dog first came to the country, ran without a leash and met Country Frog and so began a poignant tale.

Poppleton in Spring by Cynthia Rylant
Poppleton rides a bike, once again charms readers with his whimsy and lets us in on another quirky adventure.

Listen as City Dog, Country Frog by Kevin Henkes is read to you. Enjoy this sweet yet sad read aloud.

Spring is here! Everyone is so happy, even the cows are dancing! Yup, this video features happy cows on Wyke Farm.

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