Watchtheworldtransformwhenspringcomes!Inastarredreview,SchoolLibraryJournalcalledthisdelightfulpicturebook“Amust-have,joyfulseasonaltitlefortheyoungestlisteners.“Inthisbeautifulbookforyoungchildren,CaldecottMedalistandNewberyHonorauthorKevinHenkesusesstrikingimagery,repetition,andalliterationtointroducebasicconceptsoflanguageandthechangingoftheseasons.AndacclaimedartistLauraDronzek’sgorgeous,lushpaintingsshowthetransformationfromquiet,coldwintertothenewbornspring.Beforespringcomes,thetreesaredarksticks,thegrassisbrown,andthegroundiscoveredinsnow.Butifyouwait,leavesunfurlandflowersblossom,thegrassturnsgreen,andthemoundsofsnowshrinkandshrink.Springbringsbabybirds,sproutingseeds,rainandmud,andpuddles.Youcanfeelitandsmellitandhearit--andyoucanreadit!Inastarredreview,TheHornBooksaid,“Thisjoyfulreflectionisaswelcomeasspottingthefirstbravecrocus.“IntheMiddleofFall,WinterIsHere,WhenSpringComes,andSummerSongmakeforabeautifulquartetofseasonal-themepicturebookstoshareathomeorintheclassroom.Idealforintroducingtheseason,forstorytime,andforbedtimereading.
