April is National Poetry Month.
Come check out our large and lively poetry collection!

And April is full of reasons to read:

We may be on vacation on April Fool’s Day, but what better time to read funny, foolish fare? Chelm stories, Daniel Pinkwater, James Howe, Judith Viorst, Jon Scieszka, Joanna Hurwitz and Mark Twain—plus lots of joke and riddle books. We even have a picture book called April Foolishness by Teresa Bateman. Watch out for tricks!

Pesach/Passover

We have books about Pesach, stories set at Pesach and lots of beautiful Haggadot.

Earth Day

We have books about the earth, ecology and environmental protection. And we have books that celebrate the earth in poetry and prose for all reading levels.

National Library Week is April 15 – 21

Celebrate the contributions of libraries. Democracy depends on access to information and freedom of expression. America’s libraries (and librarians) have been staunch advocates of both. Come by here and visit your local public library.

April ends with National TV Turnoff Week. Read instead! Maybe you should start with Betsy Byar’s The TV Kid!

April Author/Illustrator Birthdays

Hans Christian Andersen (April 2 – International Children’s Book Day)
Richard Peck
Grahame Base
David Adler
Beverly Cleary
Gary Soto
Gertrude Chandler Warner
William Shakespeare
Patricia Reilly Giff
Ludwig Bemelmans