Our book basket for February will include:
February 3: Rockwell: A Boy and his Dog by Loren Spiotta DiMare; Norman Rockwell born February 3, 1894
February 7: Pioneer Girl: The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder by William Anderson; Laura Ingalls Wilder born February 7, 1865
February 9: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs; Wilson A. Bentley born February 9, 1865
February 11: Thomas Edison: Inventor, Scientist, and Genius by Lori Mortensen; Thomas A. Edison born February 11, 1847
February 12: Abe Lincoln the Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters, Abe Lincoln Remembers by Ann Turner; Abraham Lincoln born February 12, 1809
February 14: Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda
February 17: The Story of the H.L. Hunley and Queenie's Coin by Fran Hank; Event February 17, 1864 (more info here and here)
February 19: Nicolaus Copernicus: The Earth is a Planet by Dennis B. Fraden; Nicolaus Copernicus born February 19, 1473
February 22: George Washington by James Giblin, George Washington's Teeth by Deborah Chandra; George Washington born February 22, 1732
February 26: The Sweetwater Run by Andrew Glass; Buffalo Bill Cody born February 26, 1845
February 27: When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Munoz Ryan; Marian Anderson born February 27, 1897
February 28: Mr. Williams by Karen Barbour; J.W. Williams born February 28, 1929
Other Books for February:
- Cupid and Psyche by M. Charlotte Craft
- William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale by Bruce Coville
- Katie's Trunk by Ann Turner
- A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert
- Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Schneer
- The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century by Uri Shulevitz
Labels: Picture Books, Winter