Cinco de Mayo Books

Cinco de Mayo is celebrated every May 5^th to honor Mexican heritage and pride. Here’s a few books we have to help you celebrate.

 

Lisa Bullard / E BULLARD

Marco’s Cinco de Mayo

Marco loves the food, parades, and fun of Cinco de Mayo. This year he's one of the dancers. As he listens to mariachi music, he thinks of the brave Mexicans of the past.

  

Judy Cox / E COX

Cinco de Mouse-O!

Mouse enjoys Cinco de Mayo, even looking forward to getting candy from a piñata. Will Cat ruin Mouse’s plan?

Margaret Olivia McManis / E MCMANIS

Ole! Cinco de Mayo!

Using the song "Bingo" as an inspiration, this story follows Pablo as he brings a calf named Rodeo to school for its Cinco de Mayo festivities. What will the other kids think?

Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith / J 394.262 HOYTGOLD

Cinco de Mayo: celebrating the traditions of Mexico

Learn all about the celebrations of Cinco de Mayo.

Celebrating Springtime Books

Anyone else glad that we’re in the midst of springtime right now? It might not be as popular a season as summer is, but it’s definitely worthy of celebration. We think spring is an underdog season that is due for some appreciation by reading books!

 

Julie Fogliano / E FOGLIANIO

And Then It’s Spring

Beautiful illustrations abound in this book about a boy who worries the seeds he planted won’t grow. Just wait to see what happens when spring arrives!

 

Will Hillenbrand / E HILLENBRAND

Spring is Here

Mole is so happy about spring arriving, he wants to wake up Bear. When Bear doesn’t wake up, Mole has the perfect plan!

 

Karen Katz / E KATZ* (in board book section)

Baby loves spring : a Karen Katz lift-the-flap book

Baby goes for a walk on a spring day and explores the world around him.

David A. Carter / ER CARTER

Springtime in Bugland!

Spring has come to Bugland and all the bugs are excited to celebrate.

Sara Pennypacker / J FIC PENNYPACKER

Clementine and the Spring Trip

Clementine has an eventful spring, including a trip to "Ye Olden Times" to learn about pilgrims.

Books to Celebrate National Look Up at the Sky Day

National Look Up at the Sky Day is April 17^th. How often do you look up at the sky? During the day? At night? What about when it’s cloudy? These books will help you appreciate everything sky-related and more.

 

Rebecca Emberley / E EMBERLEY

Chicken Little

A retelling of Chicken Little, who, after an acorn falls on his head, runs in a panic to tell his friends the sky is falling.

 

Peter Reynolds / E REYNOLDS

Sky Color

Marisol’s teacher asks her to help paint a mural for her school library, but there isn’t any blue paint! How will she make a sky without blue? Marisol starts to dream and sees the possibilities.

  

Andy Runton / E RUNTON

Owly & Wormy : bright lights and starry nights!

On a slightly scary camping trip to study stars in the night sky, Owly and Wormy make new friends.

 

Alex Shearer / J FIC SHEARER

The Cloud Hunters

In a post-apocalyptic world, Christein wishes to go on adventures in the high skies with the Cloud Hunters, who are defined by the scars on their faces and labeled as outcasts.

F.S. Kim / J 523.8 KIM

Constellations

An illustrated introduction to constellations that explains how constellations are useful, who discovered them, and more.

Anne F. Rockwell / J 551.576 ROCKWELL

Clouds

Tons of information about clouds, from how to identitfy them to how to make your own “cloud” at home!

Books for Poetry Month

April is Poetry Month! You might be surprised at how great some of the poetry books published in the last few years are. Some people think of poetry as being old, but fresh poetry is being written every day!

 

Marilyn Singer / J 811.54 SINGER

Follow follow : a book of reverso poems

 

Lisa Wheeler / J 811.54 WHEELER

The pet project : cute and cuddly vicious verses

 

Dallas Clayton / J 811.6 CLAYTON

Make Magic! Do Good!

 

Hope Vestergaard / J 811.6 VESTERGA

Digger, Dozer, Dumper