Read time: 365 words, 1 minute.

At a playground, we recently watched a child water bare dirt.
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No seeds.
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No sprouts.
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Just careful pouring.

When asked what she was growing, she said, "I'll check tomorrow."

That's spring.
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Trusting something unseen is already underway.

-Kabir & Sue
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Monthly Bucket - April
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​📚 Books

​Word Museum​
By Isabel Otter (Illustrated by Sophie Ledesma)
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Filled with peek-through gatefolds, this culturally rich board book introduces words through objects you might find in a museum. Illustrations of museum objects provide great opportunities for expansion.
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​My First Book of Patterns​
By Bobby & June George (Illustrated by Boyoun Kim)
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A bold, graphic board book that introduces patterns and the shapes they’re made from.
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​A Bucket of Blessings​
By Kabir Sehgal, Surishtha Sehgal (Illustrated by Jing Jing Tsong)
Afterword by Dr. Maya Angelou​
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Near a majestic mountain in a vast jungle with many mango trees, it has not rained for weeks and weeks. The village well and pond are dry. Monkey and his friends look everywhere for water, but they have no luck. Then Monkey remembers a story his mama used to tell him, a story about how peacocks can make it rain by dancing. So he sets out to see if the story is true…New York Times bestseller & turned into a traveling play.
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​Bring the book to life with this video (with our erstwhile hairstyles)
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🎵 Music

​A Way to Be​
By Basho & Friends
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Drawing on folk, hip-hop, country, and soul, the songs focus on social-emotional skills like kindness, perseverance, and asking for help, with several tracks well suited for art time or winding down

🍦 Extras​
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​Vaisakhi: What It Is and Why It’s Celebrated​
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​National Geographic: India for kids​
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​How to make besan ladoo - Familiar, unfussy, and very family-friendly.
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📅 Calendar​
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April 14 - Vaisakhi​
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May 1 - Buddha Purnima​
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August 15 - Independence Day​
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August 28 - Raksha Bandhan
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November 8 - Diwali​
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📷 Photo

Once upon a book signing...

📖 Readings​
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Hit reply if you'd like us to read in person or virtual at your school or library.
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​🪣 Everything

Indulge your curiosity for Indian culture with our complete collection of 10 books.

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