Rain (April Showers)
Suggested Books:
- Rain by Robert Kalan and Donald Crews
- Rain Dance by Kathi Appelt
- Rain by Manya Stojic
- Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle and G. Brian Karas
- Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema and Beatriz Vidal
Extension Activities:
- Rain, Rain Go Away
- I Like to See the Raindrops Fall
- Red Umbrella Keeps Me Dry
- The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Chickens
Suggested Books:
- Chicken Big by Keith Graves
- Minerva Louise by Janet Stoeke
- Bob by Tracey Campbell Pearson
- Hurry! Hurry! by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Jeff Mack
- Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
Extension Activities:
Bunnies
Suggested Books:
- Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown and Garth Williams
- Moonlight by Helen V. Griffith, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
- What Does Bunny See?: A Book of Colors and Flowers by Linda Sue Park
- The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd
- Brown Rabbit in the City by Natalie Russell
Extension Activities:
Jazz Appreciation Month
Suggested Books:
- This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt, illustrated by R.G. Roth
- Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora
- A-Tisket A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald and Ora Eitan
- Jazzmatazz by Stephanie Calmenson, illustrated by Bruce Degen
- Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler and R. Gregory Christie
Extension Activities:
Birds
Suggested Books:
- Birds by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
- Birdsongs by Betsy Franco, illustrated by Steve Jenkins
- Mockingbird by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Paul Howard
- Every Day Birds by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, illustrated by Dylan Metrano
- A Home for Bird by Philip C. Stead
Extension Activities:
National Library Week (April 9 -15, 2017)
Suggested Books:
- I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel, illustrated by Blanche Sims
- Otto the Book Bear by Katie Cleminson
- D.W.'s Library Card by Marc Brown
- Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library by Don Freeman
- Bats at the Library by Brian Lies
Extension Activities:
