Martha V. Parravano

When I’m a Moshom by David A. Robertson; illus. by Corrie Hill Primary    Tundra    40 pp. 5/26    9781774881743    $18.99 In this moving and deeply felt companion to On the Trapline (rev. 7/21), a child relates all the ways he will honor his beloved moshom (grandpa) and keep his memory alive.

Thank You, Sun by Douglas Florian; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary    Beach Lane/Simon    40 pp. 3/26    9781665966757    $19.99 With these sixteen poems of address, Florian (Windsongs, rev. 7/24, and many others) invites readers and listeners to pause and notice the natural elements all around us, including the sun, oceans, trees, songbirds, clouds, and soil.

★ Goldfinches by Mary Oliver; illus. by Melissa Sweet Primary, Intermediate    Viking    40 pp. 3/26    9780593692417    $18.99 This picture-book version of the late Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Oliver’s “Goldfinches” celebrates both the tiny “buttery gold” birds and the pleasures of being in nature with curiosity and a pencil. Mixed-media illustrations break each spread up into sections, with notes, lists, and sketches as in a field notebook.