MB: Spring for Puns🌷

Published 8 months ago • 1 min read

Read time: 278 words, 1 minute.

Spring is here.

So are our puns 😊

Turn over a new leaf with a children's book
It's pollen me to grab a book
Let the seeds of a good story grow
Reading is fungimental

-Kabir & Sue

Monthly Bucket - April

📚 Books

Planting a Rainbow
By Lois Ehlert

Through brilliant, textured cut paper collages, the story follows the progress of a mother and daughter in their backyard as they plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings and nurture their growth into flowers.

Thank You Tree
Illustrated by Fiona Lee
Charming illustrations invite little ones to celebrate a wonderful tree, learn its name, and say thank you for it's joyful, natural gifts.

We Are Branches
By Joyce Sidman (Illustrated by Beth Krommes)

Branches are all around us, in butterfly wings, in gecko toes, in flowers, frost, and mud. Branches are nature's way of spreading and connecting, whether as electricity moving across the sky or rivers flowing to the sea. We even have them inside our own bodies!

🍦 Extras

How to make bharta (roasted eggplant) - Sue's ~~secret~~ recipe for Kabir's favorite dish.

Why diverse representation matters - Musician Jay Sand weighs in that kids realize what matters: "The way we ultimately choose to act toward each other."

📅 Calendar

April 14 - Vaisakhi

August 15 - Independence Day

August 9 - Raksha Bandhan

October 20 - Diwali

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