Let’s march into the season of GREEN! As the time change springs us forward, some of us are kicking and screaming while some are rejoicing, Kate and Sheila recap books with GREEN in the title.
There’s the obvious Green Eggs and Ham and Anne of Green Gables but we wanted to give a shoutout to some undervalued titles.
The GREEN Ember series really can grow us not just as readers but as people! It represents the battle of good vs evil and nudges us to do good. Loyalty, bravery and love are depicted in impactful ways inspiring readers to live with intention! Here is the link for the full episode of Green Ember.
Ruth and the GREEN Book is a picture book that packs a powerful punch. It transports readers back to a turbulent time in our country’s past and shows a solid solution for an unbelievably sad problem that many might not even realize existed.
The Last GREEN Valley by Mark Sullivan takes readers back to March of 1944. Here’s a quote that gives us something to think about before we complain about those windy days.
“Emil (he’s in a prison camp) had learned to cherish the wind. Even the thought of it blowing against his skin was enough for him to survive the nights.”
After he got out…”He’d survived the worst that life could throw at him, and those trials had changed him, made him stronger and humbler and more aware of the power of dreams and the magic of life all around him. He appreciated every sunrise and every sunset and was grateful to the Almighty for every gift he was given in between.” This book will GROW you!!!
Kate ended the podcast on a lighter note with one of her favorites from childhood, The One in the Middle is the GREEN Kangaroo. This small chapter book written by Judy Blume back in 1969 speaks to all those middle kids who might think they are underappreciated. She gives the middles a voice in a delightfully humorous way : )
Let’s GO GREEN and GROW as readers. Let’s remember answers are closed rooms and questions are open windows that invite us in. Three simple questions to ask ourselves as we read: What does it say? What does it mean? What does it matter?
Blessings!
Here’s the Link for The Last Green Valley
