So it is officially springtime! There are lots of stories about spring, but here are some you might not have found if you were looking:
A New Beginning: celebrating the spring equinox [2] by Wendy Pfeffer. This one is in the holiday section; it talks about the traditions and celebrations that people throughout history and around the world still take part in at the end of winter and beginning of spring.
Bunny Bunny Catkin [3] by Cathy MacLennan. The art is very cute with splotches of paint turned into bunnies and pussy willows and bluebirds.
One that always use at storytime is Possum and the Peeper [4]by Anne Hunter. Possum and other animals go in search of the creature making those loud peeping noises that woke them up. (When fall comes around try Possum's Harvest Moon [7].)
A lot of books about spring have daffodils as a sign of spring (Splish splash Spring [8], My Spring Robin [9], among others) which is kind of a let-down, since daffodils that grow in Houston bloom in winter, but this brand new book is really cute anyway - That's not a daffodil! [5] by Elizabeth Honey. Its an import from Australia.
In Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms [6]by Julia Rawlinson, Fletcher the fox sees blossoms that have fallen from the trees and thinks it has snowed. Fletcher also has a really cute fall/winter story: Fletcher and the Falling Leaves [10].
Links:
[1] http://www.hcpl.net/users/charity-james
[2] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=new%20beginning%20spring%20equinox%20bleck&index=.GH#focus
[3] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=bunny%20catkin%20cathy&index=.GH#focus
[4] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=possum%20peeper%20anne%20hunter&index=.GH#focus
[5] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=daffodil%20elizabeth%20honey&index=.GH#focus
[6] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=fletcher%20blossoms%20julia&index=.GH#focus
[7] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=possum%20harvest%20anne%20hunter&index=.GH#focus
[8] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=splish%20splash%20spring%20jan%20carr&index=.GH#focus
[9] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=spring%20robin%20anne%20rockwell&index=.GH#focus
[10] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=fletcher%20falling%20leaves%20julia&index=.GH#focus
[11] http://www.hcpl.net/category/genres/childrens
[12] http://www.hcpl.net/category/tags/spring