Posts by Jeanne Lamb

It's raining, it's not—it's cold, it's hot—finicky weather aside, forsythia and birdsong ensure that spring is, in fact, here to stay. What better time to witness nature's cycle of rebirth than in the city's many parks and waterways.

Whether planning to start a garden or just a walk around the neighborhood, Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit: a Book of Changing Seasons by Il Sung Na (Knopf), or The Spring Equinox: Celebrating the Greening of the Earth by Ellen Jackson (Millbrook) might be just the place to start for little ones.   

When the children are ready for a break from the snow, and you can't get to one of New York's more than 80 museums, you might want to consider a visit to the Library.

There is no shortage of "Best" lists at this time of year. In the world of literature for children, librarians have been recommending books to children for well over one hundred years, and children have been just as eager to pass on their favorites. Children make the perfect audience, as they never shy away from a good story.

If you want to establish a place in the fond memories of generations to come, you don't necessarily have to write a book, you can give the gift of a book - or better yet, take time to curl up with a child and read a book to him or her.  When conducting interviews for ther latest book, Everything I Need To Know I Learned From A Children's Book: Life Lessons from Notable People from All Walks of Life, Anita Silvey found that, regardless of the passage of time, most people remember quite clearly the events and/or people associated with that one special book whose characters or storylineinfluenced them in a profound way.