Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
Marvel Comics
After a long, cold winter filled with grey skies (like the grey plains of Kansas), nothing feels better than a road trip in warm weather. Dorothy and her friends have the ultimate on-the-road adventure in the land of Oz, and anyone is invited to vicariously join in the fun. Your escapist fantasy will be made all the more complete with the artwork of Skottie Young. His visuals are as beautiful as pressed flowers. Hang up your snowsuit and take this series to the park for a fine start to spring.
— Lana
And Then it’s Spring
Erin Stead and Julie Fogliano
Roaring Brook Press
In between the time that winter ends and spring begins is that awful mushy, muddy, chilly, yet tantalizing sunny period. Normally this lasts the entire month of March, but it’s been known to switch it up from year to year. It should be considered a mini season and have it’s own name. Alas, it does not, and is considered a part of spring. And Then It’s Spring pays homage to The Month of Brown with delicate, thoughtful illustrations of nature peeking out and animals stirring. Get ready for things to start popping with this fantastic picture book.
— Lana
Grasshopper Jungle
Smith, Andrew
Dutton Juvenile
Inside this attractive neon green book with bright, yellow tipped pages you will find a vintage style creature feature, a bisexual love triangle, a campy small town drama, and a survival bunker equipped to house the new humans!
— Jennie
Necklace of Kisses
Francesca Lia Block
Harper Collins
Francesca Lia Block’s Weetzie Bat is back, but the tinsel is a little tarnished this time around. So, she packs a tiny white suitcase printed with pink roses and sneaks away to a pink hotel that’s home to captive mermaids, fauns, angels, divas, and mysteries. Weetzie is an adult woman who feels like a child, mourns her lover and their lack of passion, and wonders if a lost kiss twenty years ago was a mistake. Her journey is a perfect spring story of beginnings and self-realizations, covered in a thick layer of flowers and glitter.
— Sarah