SJPL Picks: Spring is Here!Like this list

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• Hatch and Match

  Paul, Ruth,

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  Have fun with colors, patterns and counting while helping chickens with spots, stripes and zigzags find their matching eggs, in an energetic concept book celebrating same-but-different creatures and featuring bouncy rhyming text.

• Waiting for Hanami

  Takahashi, J. P.,

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  Spring has finally come. Sai has been waiting all year for the cherry blossoms and for her big family reunion at the sakura festival. In the large group of unfamiliar relatives, Sai seems to shrink down, until she meets her cousin Avi. Together they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Little Kitty in the Garden

  Obuhanych, Karen,

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  Five little kittens enjoy the wonders of spring as they spend time in the garden.

• The First Day of May

  Moreira, Henrique Coser, 1998-

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  Celebrating firsts, from the first day of spring to your first time exploring the world with someone you love, this wordless ode to joy and discovery will move readers of all ages.

• Springtime Storks

  a Migration Love Story

  Munro, Carol Joy,

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  Katerina and Luka, two majestic, mated white storks, are in flight when Katerina is shot down by a hunter and is nursed back to health by a family while Luka must migrate, and when spring returns, he does too.

• Spring Sings for the Grouchy Ladybug

  Carle, Eric

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  As new life blossoms during spring, animals are playing outside, the flowers are blooming, and everyone is joyous, even the grouchy ladybug.

• Don't Touch That Flower

  Hemming, Alice,

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  Squirrel is apprehensive about the arrival of Spring until he spots a wildflower and tries to claim it as his own, not understanding his overbearing protectiveness is doing more harm than good. Includes information on flowers.

• First Notes of Spring

  Kulekjian, Jessica,

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  Forest animals stirring from their winter homes and hibernation make a variety of noises to welcome spring.

• Spring Parade

  Kay, Camelia,

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  Follow along with Mama and Baby Bunny as they lead a festive parade of their friends through the blossoming flowers and trees, rejoicing at the coming of spring.

• The Spring Book

  Parr, Todd,

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  Celebrate all the joys and wonders that the Spring season brings including holidays, spring cleaning, allergies, and the Earth.

• Spring Stinks

  Higgins, Ryan T.,

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  When cheerful Ruth the rabbit tries to share with grumpy Bruce the bear the wonderful smells of spring, they discover that spring stinks.

• Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

  Harris, Shawn (Artist),

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  A child experiences a flower by seeing its colors, smelling its fragrance, and imagining a tiny world within in.

• Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

  Pak, Kenard,

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  In a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, a young boy observes how the season changes from winter to spring. As days stretch longer, animals creep out from their warm dens, and green begins to grow again, everyone knows―spring is on its way!

• Trees

  Hutchens, Verlie,

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  Colorful artwork with a 5-line poem on each page about the following trees: maple, aspen, oak, palm, pussy willow, apple, red bud, spruce, dogwood, sycamore, white pine, willow, birch and sequoia.

• The Song of Spring

  Jonas, Hendrik,

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  Spring arrives and birds everywhere are calling out to each other, but when one young bird forgets which sound to make to find a bird friend, a group of animals come together to help.

• Growing Season

  Cocca-Leffler, Maryann, 1958-

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  El and Jo are the shortest kids in class, and they’re inseparable. But what happens when Jo starts to grow? This sweet picture book explores the joys and challenges of friendship and growing up.

• It's Springtime, Mr. Squirrel!

  Meschenmoser, Sebastian,

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  It’s springtime and bees, flowers, and love are in the air! When Mr. Squirrel’s friend, the hedgehog, catches sight of an attractive lady hedgehog, he isn’t sure what to do to win her heart. What a stroke of luck that he has a friend like Mr.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sakura's Cherry Blossoms

  Weston, Robert Paul,

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  Sakura's dad gets a new job in America, so she and her parents make the move from their home in Japan. When she arrives in the States, most of all she misses her grandmother and the cherry blossom trees, under which she and her grandmother used to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bears and Blossoms

  Parenteau, Shirley,

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  Big Brown bear and the four little bears enjoy a picnic under blossoming trees, but a blustery wind makes flying kites an adventure.

• Singing in the Rain

  Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973

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  Spring calls in this classic Broadway number, brought to life in a beautiful picture book―perfect for sharing! Jump in puddles, raise umbrellas, and dance with joy through the pages of this visual story.