July is World Watercolor Month! We want to highlight a few titles with beautifully designed water colored illustrations. Titles have been linked directly to our catalog for your convenience.
WNPL is hosting a Watercolor Program on Tuesday, July 30 for 6th-8th grade students at the Warren Township Park picnic shelter B. Registration is required and opens Tuesday, July 16! Register here: https://calendar.wnpl.info/event/10660608.
Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson
“Plant a seed to watch it grow. Press on the cloud to make it rain. Jiggle the book to scatter the seeds. Interactive text teaches very young children how flowers sprout and mature. Contains watercolor depictions of a flower in various stages of growth.”
“Inspired by her hit song “Natural Girl” and featuring charming watercolor illustrations, this joyful picture book from award-winning musician MzVee and debut illustrator Lisbeth Checo is an ode to young girls on their journey to self-empowerment, sisterhood, and embracing their natural selves. With a message that speaks to beauty inside and out, Natural Me invites readers to celebrate all the ways in which they are special.”
Albert’s Quiet Quest by Isabelle Arsenault
“Albert wants a quiet place to read, but his friends just want to play and now everyone has to figure out how to have fun together.”
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
“In winning a medal she is no longer there to receive, a tight-lipped little Polish girl teaches her classmates a lesson.”
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
“A bold new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together–at work, at home, in our communities, and beyond. In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive–which they don’t have to be.”
The Short, the Long and the Tall by Jeffrey Archer
“New York Times number one bestselling author Jeffrey Archer is a master of the short-story form, creating classic tales beloved by his fans. Now the award-winning writer joins forces with renowned illustrator Paul Cox to re-imagine twenty of his most popular and fêted short stories alongside beautifully rendered watercolor illustrations in The Short, The Long and the Tall.”