It’s the first Tuesday of the month, which means it’s the first of March’s book birthdays! And there is a lot to celebrate about the books this week, from two cookbooks for budding chefs, books that celebrate the arrival of spring, books with mysteries to untangle, and books about finding one’s place in the world.

Spring! by Leslie Patricelli

Squirrel Lock Holmes: The Pet Rock Mystery by Ashley Belote

The Doomsday Archives: Shadowglass by Zack Loran Clark & Nick Eliopulos

Bartleby by Matt Phelan

Peppa’s Yummy Cookbook by Insight Editions

Kids Can Cook Around the World: A Tasty Tour of Global Cuisine by Button Books, illus. by Esther Coombs

Phoenix by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Honor Flight: Celebrating America’s Veterans by Jeff Gottesfeld, illus. by Matt Tavares

Planting Hope by Frederick Joseph, illus. by Paul Kellam

Beginning, Middle, and End by Jon Burgerman

Is This… Spring? by Helen Yoon

Happy birthday to all these new books and their creators!