Spring Books Just purchased: A review

The Very Lazy Ladybug By Isobel Finn
This very lazy ladybug doesn't know how to fly but wants to sleep somewhere else.  She hops onto several other animals trying to find the perfect spot, but in the end finds out she has to learn how to fly to be truly happy.  This is a very cute book that introduces different animals and their habits to young children.  Using animal noises and motions to enhance the story will really keep the children's attention and make this a good go-to book when the children are feeling restless.  Also, it is short enough to fit in as a moving, transitional story :)

Gus Grows a Plant by Frank Remkiewicz
Gus is a little Rhino that with very simple text grows a plant and sees how he grows just like the plant.  This is a great starter story for young children on a plant or garden grows.  With very few words, children learn that in order to plant, you need to dig a hole, bury a seed, water it, give it lots of sun, more water, and it will grow.  I will definitely read this book to my young children soon since spring has now sprung here :)

Little Bea by Daniel Roode
The sun wakes little Bea at the beginning of this bee's day and so we are taken through a day in the life of little Bea.  Along the way we meet her friends and learn about sharing, kindness, and being a good friend.  The text is short and simple and a fast read.  Sound effects for the bee will enhance the reading.  Definitely a cute spring read :)

The Crunching Munching Caterpillar by Sheridan Cain
This is a cute book about the transition from caterpillar to butterfly.  Caterpillar eats and laments with his friends about how he would love to fly but all his winged friends point out that legs are meant for walking and he's too heavy to fly.  Once in his cocoon, caterpillar dreams about having wings, and being light enough to fly.  When he emerges, he's a young butterfly.  This is a very simple book that will explain to young children just how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly but without long words.  I would pair the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle with this book to help the children have both perspectives. I like both for spring stories to help explain the butterflies we see :)

Happy Reading :)