Seven book picks for spring from Burton’s Books in Greenport
Ahhhh, spring! With the sunshine bright and the air warm, leisurely book-filled days are right around the corner and we can’t wait to dig into fresh reads. From board books for the youngest readers to chapter books for your young adult, these selections are fit for the spring season. Pick up these reads and more at Burton’s Books, 43 Front St., Greenport.
Home Is a Wish
By Julia Kuo
Recommended ages: 3-6
Home Is a Wish explores what it's like for a child to start over in a different place, with all its unfamiliar sounds and people. But perhaps with a new community, perhaps home can become a wish that comes true.
Will the Pigeon Graduate?
By Mo Willems
Recommended ages: 3-5
Con-grad-ulations, Pigeon! He did it — or did he? Join our favorite winged friend in this hilarious journey where The Pigeon scrambles to get his degree — or get totally schooled.
Little Blue Truck and Racer Red
By Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry
Recommended ages: 4-8
Little Blue Truck and good friend Toad are out for a drive when a flash of red whizzes by — then whizzes back to stop and say hi. Sleek and low, Racer Red is made for speed and loves to go fast! When she challenges Blue to a race, Blue knows that win or lose, it’s fun to try! Beep! Beep! Zooooom!
Ferris
By Kate DiCamillo
Recommended ages: 8-12
Kate DiCamillo always delivers, and here she brings a slice-of-life narrative packed with family in all its forms — unconventional, stressful, unexpected, but still loving and caring. This is a read with energy that never stops, nor will you want it to.
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)
By Suzanne Collins
Recommended ages: 12 and up
The Fiftieth Annual Hunger Games are about to begin. Who will be tribute? Who will live and die? Return to Panem for more pulse-pounding action than ever before. Oh, and may the odds be ever in your favor.
Rebellion 1776
By Laurie Halse Anderson
Recommended ages: 10-14
Laurie Halse Anderson has given us so many unforgettable historical stories for young readers, and she's back with another. Rebellion 1776 takes readers to the Revolutionary War and introduces us to Elspeth, a young girl in harsh times, rising to the occasion in the name of survival.
Watch Me
By Tahereh Mafi
Recommended ages: 14-17
Romantic tension and edge-of-your-seat thrills, this is the return to the Shatter Me storyverse we've been salivating about.