Introduce your children to the wonder of the spring season with good spring read alouds. These favorite children’s picture books about spring give young kids important life skills and knowledge. After ...

THE book which is my favorite in the spring list for boys and girls is Mark Van Doren’s “The Transparent Tree.” It is written for younger children, for those from eight to twelve years, perhaps. When ...

Does spring arrive on soft little kitten feet? Or does it crack open like a robin’s egg? Does it waft in like pollen on the breeze, or does it wiggle in like a tadpole, grow legs, and hop away into ...

Go and Get With Rex, by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka. (Candlewick Press, $17.99, due May 7) A perfect book for kids who know the alphabet but aren’t yet strong readers — or for any ...