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“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
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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.
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Beauty in small things,
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This review is from: And Then It's Spring (Hardcover)
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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Patience as a virtue,
By Martha Frankel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: And Then It's Spring (Hardcover)
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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Mudliscious,
By closet athlete - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: And Then It's Spring (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.
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Beautiful, just like SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE (same illustrator).,
By E. LeVan - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: And Then It's Spring (Hardcover)
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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