Celebrate Every Day With Books 4/2/2018 - 4/8/2018
It seems like everyday has some new theme to celebrate so I thought it might be fun to see what kind of interesting books I can find (new, old, or coming soon) for an everyday holiday. In fact, most days have more than one holiday!
Just so you know I have not read most of these but the ones I pick seem the most interesting. You can probably find tons more books for each holiday but I am only going to pick two books for every holiday.
Let me know what you think. Do any of them seem interesting to you? Is there another book you think would be a better choice?
MONDAY APRIL 2ND 2018
Children’s Book Day
Genre: Fiction, Children, Picture book, Animals, Insects
What It Is About?: Henry can't wait until he can have a bee-suit of his own so he can help his Aunt Lilla with the sister bees.
Available: IN STORES NOW
Genre: Fiction, Children, Picture Book, Buffy The Vampire Slayer
What It Is About?: The cult classic ’90s TV show is now a charming book for the youngest fans in the Buffyverse!
Available: SEPTEMBER 4TH 2018
TUESDAY APRIL 3RD 2018
Tweed Day
Genre: Non-Fiction, Art, Design, Fashion
What It Is About?: Tartan and Tweed is a comprehensive look at the chequered history of tartan and tweed from their origins in the Scottish Highlands to their reinvention, growing and continued popularity and use in contemporary fashion design, music, art, and film.
Available: IN STORES NOW
Genre: Non-Fiction, Crafts, Knitting
What It Is About?: For many years, the handicraft specialists on the editorial team of the acclaimed Landlust magazine have been working with this wonderful yarn, and now the fruits of their labor have been brought together to form this sumptuous collection of over 50 patterns, including sweaters, vests, skirts, and fine accessories for both adults and children.
Available: IN STORES NOW
WEDNESDAY APRIL 4TH 2018
School Librarian Day
Genre: Fiction, Children, Picture Book, Books
What It Is About?: Are you curious about dinosaurs? Music? Volcanoes? You're in luck! Mr. Field is a librarian. He knows how to find information about all kinds of cool things. He shows the students in Mrs. Rios's class how to use the library. Let's hear it for librarians!
Available: IN STORES NOW
Genre: Fiction, Juvenile,
What It Is About?: When twelve-year-old June Harper's parents discover what they deem an inappropriate library book, they take strict parenting to a whole new level.
Available: SEPT 18TH 2018
THURSDAY APRIL 5TH 2018
National Dandelion Day
Genre: Non-Fiction, Art, Nature, Flowers
What It Is About?: Exquisitely illustrated with original oil paintings by Yumi Heo, this testament to the dandelion is, like its namesake, packed with whimsical and ephemeral as well as homespun utility.
Available: IN STORES NOW
Genre: Fiction. Children, Picture Book
What It Is About?: Beautifully explores the father-daughter bond. A little girl notices her father mowing the lawn - in the process destroying her favorite flowers: the dandelions.
Available: IN STORES NOW
FRIDAY APRIL 6TH 2018
Plan Your Epitaph Day
Genre: Literary/Criticism, Ancient & Classical
What It Is About?: Cut These Words into My Stone offers evidence that ancient Greek life was not only celebrated in great heroic epics but was also commemorated in hundreds of artfully composed verse epitaphs
Available: IN STORES NOW
Genre: Non-Fiction, Reference
What It Is About?: "I Told You I was Sick . . . and Other Epitaphs" brings together more than 250 epitaphs from cemeteries, churchyards, monuments, and historical records.
Available: IN STORES NOW
SATURDAY APRIL 7TH 2018
World Health Day
Genre: Non-Fiction, Political Science
What It Is About?: Governing Global Health will reshape our understanding of how organizations can more effectively prevent the spread of communicable diseases like AIDS and reduce pervasive chronic health problems like malnutrition.
Available: IN STORES NOW
Genre: Non-Fiction, Cooking, Health
What It Is About?: Sam Kass, a former chef to the Obamas and White House food policy advisor, makes it easier to do a little better for your diet--and the environment--every day, through smart ways to think about shopping, setting up your kitchen so the healthy stuff comes to hand most naturally, and through 90 delicious, simple recipes.
Available: APRIL 17TH 2018
SUNDAY APRIL 8TH 2018
Zoo Lovers Day
Genre: Non-Fiction, Science, Life Science, Zoology
What It Is About?: Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums.
Available: IN STORES NOW
Genre: Non-Fiction, Science, Nature
What It Is About?: Established in 1836, the Bristol Zoo is the world's oldest surviving zoo outside of a capital city and has frequently been at the vanguard of zoo innovation. In The Wild Within, Andrew Flack uses the experiences of the Bristol Zoo to explore the complex and ever-changing relationship between human and beast, which in many cases has altered radically over time.
Available: IN STORES NOW
