Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The Phrases:
1. springtime The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip
2. bloom
3. sun shining
4. baby animals
5. eggs
6. tulips
7. jellybeans
8. rainstorm
9. sprout
10. warming
11. spring break
12. raincoat

How to Fill the Prompts:
1. Phrase contains BOTH letters of the author's name (ignore middle initial)
2. Phrase contains the first letter of the title (ignore or include A, An, and The)
3. Phrase is exemplified on the cover (your interpretation)

The Books:
This Land is My Land: A Graphic History of Big Dreams, Micronations, and Other Self-Made States by Andy Warner & Sophie Louise Dam (10 - AW; 6, 8, 9, 12 - T in title; 3 - sun shining on cover)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip (1 - PM)
The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson (8, 9, 11 - SR; 2, 4, 7, 11 - B in title)
Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu (3 - NU; 12 - C in title)
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (3 - sunglasses on cover? it's a stretch)
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (2, 8, 9, 12 - O in title)