This Month’s Featured Books

Celebrate and teach your little ones about Earth Day with our exciting selection of naturethemed children's books!

Kathleen M. Jacobs Jacqueline Krafft Nancy Crumley Tamela Wheeler

When Luna begins to see the pink petals of the blossoming dogwood outside her classroom, spring fever quickly turns to thoughts of summer vacation and her family’s annual trip to visit relatives in the Midwest. They soon pack their car with everything they need, including Luna’s pet hedgehog, Thistle, dreaming of watching the flickering fireflies dancing in the night. Fireflies

Dancing in the Night is a story of the innocence of youth, the timeless beauty of nature, and the interwoven intricacies of the ties that bind us one to the other.

Buddy will serve as a teaching/ learning tool. It is a book about seasons, science, color appreciation, and family. The teaching tools are demonstrated through Buddy , a beautifully illustrated leaf who seeks adventures and struggles to learn patience and acceptance of his situation. He learns the importance of responsibility to his family. This book is rich in vocabulary. Little imaginations will take flight, and their observance about the active world around them will be greatly enhanced.

Broken Sky weaves a tale of the Native American, passing on a story of sharing and the importance of remembering tradition with a focus on nature. Rain is falling. The story follows as the rain fills the animals’ homes. Burrows were flooding and tunnels were collapsing from the wetness. Nests on the ground and in the trees were not safe. Is the sky broken? Can the Broken Sky be fixed?

In the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, a young boy enjoys the wonder of a hot, summer night catching fireflies. However, these are unique fireflies. It is the synchronous firefly. On the other side of the world, a young boy from Southeast Asia enjoys the same thrills of the fireflies on a hot, summer night, once again showing us that no matter where children might live, they all experience the joys of nature and the excitement of discovering the natural world.

Stacey Lynn Schlegl

The rainforest adventure of a poison arrow frog and his forest buddies who unite to save their home, and discover what it means to be true friends.

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Easter lilies carry with them a significant meaning. The flower is mentioned frequently throughout the Bible and serves today as a beautiful reminder of the significance of the Easter season. The flower graces homes and churches each spring as a symbol of purity, joy, hope, and life. This short story collection, Easter Lilies , captures the very essence of the flower. Colorful and thoughtful, these stories are pure in their heartfelt joy and hope in their interpretation of the many petals that make up the beauty in our lives.