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My favorite coworker at the library, who has also worked as a nature educator, created a haiku challenge for #NationalPoetryMonth. She‘s provided photo inspiration (complete with ID). I chose the pictured and tried my hand:

Delicate flower
I am not. Instead, call me
a sensitive fern.

If this is the kind of nerdy wordiness that appeals to you, I‘m sure she‘d be thrilled to have more entries!

https://tinyurl.com/AFLHaiku

“Who used these things for the jobs that they do?”

This is a great read for a potential career day to teach children about the different types of uniforms there are for different important jobs.

I glanced out the window from my “office space” (dining table) and saw this scene. I appreciate the beauty of winter now, but I won‘t so much in March. 😉

I‘m sure y‘all can relate 🫢 Said #libraryhaul incoming. Tagged book is a blame-it-on @LibrarianRyan 😜 check out their #booktok. Nice little series of #bannedbooks on their page.

4 ⭐ I was trying to figure out what reason this book could possibility be one of the 100 most banned books from 1990-2000. I thought maybe the crazy pictures that seem a little “druggy”. But apparently it was banned for spreading the occult and making witches seem harmless, nice, and fun. My main thought was that the illustrator was a friend of Salvador Dali. It doesn‘t bother me that this is about a witch.

Mouse Loves Love is an animal fantasy picture book by Lauren Thompson with illustrations by Bucket Erdogan. This story is about a mouse that follows his sister around while she makes a Valentine card for him. Mouse secretly watches as his sister gathers ribbon, paper, lace, and other craft supplies and turns it all into a card for him. This book would be best used for storytelling followed by a small activity since it is aimed for young students.

This adorable book would be considered animal fiction because it features animal characters who talk and behave like humans. The book is about a mouse named Minka who is crafting a gift for her little sister. The little sister has no clue what Minka is making for her. At the very end, the craft is a lace heart shaped note that says “I love you.”