For Earth Day and Poetry Month, this is the perfect book! Two Washington creators combine forces in this story of outdoor exploration. Haiku poems from the point of view of a young hiker help us all appreciate being outside together. This book gorgeously encapsulates the experience of hiking as a group of big people and …
Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. As we prepare for Earth Day on April 22, we see a lot of titles about the …
One of my favorite illustrators, Melissa Castrillon, brings vibrant and whimsical art to the story of one little one wandering through the beautiful natural world. In celebration of mother nature, slowing down, and being thankful. –Molly, Paulina Springs Books, Sisters, OR Discover treasures for the little ones and the not-little ones in your life at …
Trees are fascinating subjects. I am obsessed with tree books and try to read all that I can find. But most of these focus on a tree’s root systems or how they influence the forest floor to support life. Not many of these books delve into the canopy of these trees, until now. This is …
Seed to Dust is about a year in a garden – a big, sprawling yet tidy Welsh garden, filled with flowers and trees, bushes and critters. If you love gardens of any kind, you’ll love this month-by-month guide to enjoying nature with a “master” gardener who shares stories of life, love and listening along the …
If You Go Down to the Woods Today is a marvelous book filled with delightful pictures by Hartas and charming quatrains by Piercey. Sure to delight the smaller folk in your house, as well as provide them with a reasonable checklist that they can attain without a significant budget and a passport. –A Good Book, …
From the Bookmarks e-newsletter from The Oregonian/ OregonLive April 17, 2021: Earth Day is Thursday, providing an ideal opportunity to read Plastic: An Autobiography by Allison Cobb. The Portland-based author grew up in Los Alamos. She works for an environmental advocacy organization. And she’s a poet — her collection After We All Died was a 2018 Oregon Book …
[This picture book is] filled with stunning illustrations and poetic text and a subtle and sweet (but not saccharine) message. The reader tracks colors through the seasons with beauty and wonder. I just wanted to dive in and swim around in this book, and bathe in its “sunflakes.” –Jessica, Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT Bathe in …
In The View from Cascade Head, Bruce Byers tells the fascinating story of Cascade Head in Oregon, and the people who have worked to protect it. Drawing from his lifelong relationship with the Oregon Coast and recent experience living and working at Cascade Head, Byers weaves together personal observations, ecological science, and the history and …
“We’ll celebrate Earth Day with author David Hanson, a Seattle freelance journalist and expert on community and urban planning, and his brother, award-winning photographer Michael Hanson, who will present a new look at the American urban farm movement. Despite hundreds of farm and garden projects taking hold in major cities, the urban farm remains a misunderstood and overlooked …
