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Tag Archives: nature
A Bear’s Year
The gentle rhyming text of A Bear’s Year takes us from slumbering winter to newborn spring, summer foraging and autumn’s den. I love a book that takes us through all of the seasons in a year, and this one’s beautiful illustrations do … Continue reading
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
There is a lot to look forward to in Autumn: the chill in the air, the leaves falling, the colours. Kenard Pak‘s Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn follows a girl on her walk through the transition between summer and autumn. She notices … Continue reading
Posted in Love that art, Picture books
Tagged environment, fabulous illustrations, nature, picture book, quiet book
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Blue On Blue
Blue On Blue is a lyrical look at one day on a farm, from the bright sunny morning to the stormy afternoon and the clearing-up night. Dianne White‘s language is beautifully subtle and Beth Krommes‘ illustrations are vivid. When the … Continue reading
Posted in Love that art, Picture books, Rhyme, Word choice
Tagged fabulous illustrations, family, nature, picture book, rain
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Redwoods
Jason Chin‘s nonfiction picture book, Redwoods, takes us on one boy’s visit to the home of redwoods. Did you know that plants grow in the crevasses of redwoods? Did you know that a whole ecosystem exists in the redwood canopy, never touching or … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Nonfiction, Picture books
Tagged nature, nonfiction, redwoods
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If You Plant a Seed
With very few words and gorgeous paintings, Kadir Nelson tells a beautiful story of sharing and bounty. A bunny and a mouse plant a small garden, and are all set to eat the produce when the birds show up. A … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Picture books
Tagged animals, books for the very young, Kadir Nelson, nature, spring
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Flashlight
Wordless picture books can say so much, and Flashlight is a perfect example. First, the illustrations are exquisite, mostly glowing white on black paper except where the flashlight’s beam falls and a few other choice spots. The story: A boy … Continue reading
A Day At The Lake
A Day At The Lake is all fun and excitement. There are no problems and worries, just a day swimming, exploring nature and watching the sun set, all delivered in snappy rhyme with loads of onomatopoeia: flittery flee, ziggity jig, yodelly … Continue reading
Posted in Picture books, Rhyme
Tagged children's books, family, lake, nature, outdoors, picture book
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Bluebird
Bob Staake’s Bluebird is a grand tale in pictures: a bluebird befriends a boy, and without a word, they share food, companionship and make new friends. They also run into bullies that shatter the earthly beauty of their friendship. The bluebird lives … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, death, friendship, nature, picture book, wordless picture books
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If You Want To See A Whale
From the team that gave us And Then It’s Spring comes another delightful book about watching and waiting. At first, it has the circular structure of If You Give A Moose A Muffin; there are a multitude of interruptions when you are waiting to … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Michigan author/illustrator, Picture books
Tagged nature, picture book, whales
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A Book of Sleep
It is Spring here in Michigan: the star magnolia is blooming, the lilacs are budding and my first tulips are opening up to the sun. That is why I’m featuring a book on sleep. Yes, sleep! With the daylight hours … Continue reading
Posted in Love that art, Picture books
Tagged animals, bedtime reads, books for the very young, nature, picture book, sleep
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