Wintry Reading

As cuddle and cocoa and lap blanket time arrives, take a trip to the picture book section in your public library to read a few wise-beyond-their-age- group books.

We often get so deeply into adult fare that we don’t look back to appreciate the children’s books that line those lower shelves, probably near a fish tank and tiny bean bag chairs; maybe beside a puppet stage or a small, low table circled by tiny chairs.

Wander the shelves and pick random books, ask the librarian for suggestions, or look up the ALA (American Library Association)  http://www/ala/alsc/awards-grants-nota/ncb for a list of notable children’s books of 2018.

OR…Look for these books and other books by these authors to get you started. They’ll impress you with their simple messages:

• Stay: A Girl, a Dog, a Bucket List by Kate Klise
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
• The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein
• Imagine a Night by Sarah L. Thomson
• Stars by Mary Lyn Ray and Maria Frazee