April

Doug Larson: "Spring is here when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush."


Fling open the windows. Breathe fresh air. Enjoy the tulips, daffodils and blooming dogwood trees. Colors are alive, somehow both soft and vibrant. Go on an early morning walk without shivering (too much). Even if spring hasn't fully arrived in your state, have patience that it will.

Discover a new novel to savor this month. Shelves at your favorite library or book store will be packed with new books by David Balducci, Anna Quindlen, Steve Berry, Stuart Woods, Ann B. Ross, Lisa Scottoline, John Sandford, Curtis Sittenfeld, Amanda Quick, Anderson Cooper/Gloria Vanderbilt, Lesley Stahl, and Jim Colucci's unauthorized tribute to the Golden Girls.

April is Library Snapshot Month, National Card and Letter Writing Month, National Humor Month, National Kite Month (get outside!), National Poetry Month and Stress Awareness Month.


                                         April Days


1     -  Poetry and Creative Minds Day
          Reading is Funny Day
1-3  -  American Crossword Puzzle Days

2     -  International Children's Book Day

3-9  -  Week of the Ocean

6     -  National Walking Day

8      - Birthday of Barbara Kingsolver, 1955, The Poisonwood Bible

10-16 - National Library Week
           Week of the Young Child

12     - National Library Day
           National Library Workers' Day

13     - National Bookmobile Day
           Scrabble Day

14      - Celebrate Teen Literature Day

16      - Record Store Day --yay vinyl!!

17      - International Haiku Poetry Day

19      - Bicycle Day

21      - Death of Mark Twain, 1910, Huckleberry Finn

22      - Earth Day --Love your Mother Earth

23      - Talk Like Shakespeare Day
            World Book and Copyright Day

24      - Pinhole Photography Day

28      - Birthday of Harper Lee, 1926, To Kill a Mockingbird

30      - Birthday of Annie Dillard, 1945, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek     

Lily Pulitzer: "Despite the forecast, live like it's spring."


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