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And Then It's Spring [Hardcover]

Julie Fogliano (Author), Erin Stead (Illustrator)
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Release Date: Feb 14 2012 | Series: Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards)
Following a snow-filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that brown and resolve to plant a garden. They dig, they plant, they play, they wait . . . and wait . . . until at last, the brown becomes a more hopeful shade of brown, a sign that spring may finally be on its way.
 
Julie Fogliano's tender story of anticipation is brought to life by the distinctive illustrations Erin E. Stead, recipient of the 2011 Caldecott Medal.
 
And Then It's Spring is one The Washington Post's Best Kids Books of 2012.
One of Kirkus Reviews' Best Children's Books of 2012

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"Green is what the bespectacled boy in Julie Fogliano's 'And Then It's Spring' eagerly hopes to see as he waits for seeds he has planted to sprout from the brown earth. Did birds eat the seeds? Did bears trample them? In Erin E. Stead's finely drawn illustrations, we see the imagined bears lounging in the seedbeds with a sign that reads: 'Please do not stomp here—there are seeds and they are trying.'"--The Wall Street Journal
 
“This seemingly real-time experience of getting to green is a droll, wistful ode to the stamina behind wanting, will, and perseverance.”--School Library Journal, Starred
 
“In an understated and intimate partnership, Fogliano and Stead conjure late winter doldrums and the relief of spring’s arrival, well worth the wait.”--Publishers Weekly, Starred
 
"This sweet seedling will undoubtedly take root and thrive. "--Kirkus, Starred
 
“Fogliano’s poetic yet grounded narrative is reminiscent of Charlotte Zolotow’s picture-book texts in its understatement and straightforward, childlike observations…As for the illustrations, there’s no sophomore slump for Stead: her second book is even better than her 2011 Caldecott winner, A Sick Day for Amos McGee (rev. 5/10).” --Horn Book Magazine, Starred
 
"A first-time author and the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of A Sick Day for Amos McGee (2011) team up in this beautiful ode to a patient gardener." --Booklist, Starred

 

“…a humble yet miraculous world…”--BCCB

About the Author

Julie Fogliano has spent her entire life reading children's books. Now she stays up way too late writing her own books while eating cereal. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and their two boys. They make her very tired, but give her lots of good ideas. This is her first book.
 
Erin E. Stead first met Julie Fogliano while working together in a New York City bookstore. Today she lives in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her husband, Philip, who is an author and illustrator, and with whom she co-created A Sick Day For Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal, for Roaring Brook Press. Erin creates her illustrations using woodblock printing techniques and pencil. blog.erinstead.com
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty in small things May 4 2012
By Squeak 'n Banana TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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When writing and illustrating are as well syncopated as in this wonderful picture book, written by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Erin Stead, you have to sip it like a good wine.

The writing is spare, but not one word is out of place, and there is not a cliche in sight. The idea of "the brown" that "has a greenish hum that you can only hear if you put your ear to the ground" is one of my favourite lines in the book. Then Stead's interpretation of what the bears who cannot read signs are doing with the signs is just funny.

On the surface, it can be summed up as a book about a boy who plants some seeds and then waits for them to grow. However, it is about much more than that. Kudos.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wonderful! April 14 2013
By CBCreative
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Beautifully written, almost lyrical flow to this wonderful children's book with an unexpected hint of humour. I highly recommend it. My daughters both love it as it has been given a special place on their bookshelf for only their most favourite books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Patience as a virtue Feb 15 2012
By Martha Frankel - Published on Amazon.com
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in a world where even toddlers grab their iPads for instant gratification, what a treat to read a book where patience is the abiding theme. Julie Fogliano's writing hits us in the gut because it is so simple, yet so stirring. and Erin Stead's drawings give off a whiff of hope. An instant classic
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mudliscious Feb 14 2012
By closet athlete - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
The language is playful and childlike ("please don't step here. there are seeds and they are trying"), in the way that good poetic language often is. The title even reminds me of that ee cummings poem [in Just--] ("...when the world is mud-/ luscious...). The writing in and then it's spring is kind of a hybrid of that and my favorite Karla Kuskin-y, Ruth Krauss-ish goodness. Stead's artwork is warm and charming and the brown is indeed hopeful--full of impending life and a reticulum of animal tunnels with critters just itching to kick themselves free. I'm hoping that this will make all the February brown around me a little more hopeful, too. But, if not, it was at least fun to read.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, just like SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE (same illustrator). Feb 18 2012
By E. LeVan - Published on Amazon.com
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She is a great illustrator, wonderful really. This book has 1 sentence on each page with the exception of one page that has a short paragraph. The reading is meant more for an adult to do, as there were a few unusual words that I recall. Really great "asides" in the illustrations. If you like Sick Day for Amos McGee, which is by this same illustrator and her husband as the writer, then you will like this.

Simple. Mostly about the illustrations, to me.

I will use this in my classroom (if I teach K or 1) with extended reading activities.
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