Every Season
Beautiful color photographs illustrate this picture-book celebration of the seasons. "I love spring," the text begins, and in simple, poetic phrases, a speaker describes the unique pleasures of the season. In spring "Speckled eggs fill woven nests. / Showers soak. Seeds sprout. Flowers bloom." The accompanying photos show close-ups of eggs and flowers, rows of newly spouted plants, and a smiling child beneath an umbrella. In the following spreads, the speaker moves through summer, fall, and winter and points out each seasons' special wonders, all illustrated with eye-catching images. The concept is certainly familiar, if not shopworn. What distinguishes this is the quality and selection of the photos and the lovely spare words, which repeat sounds and lines with an easy, circular rhythm that echoes the cycle of seasons and encourages child participation. Pair this with Maurice Sendak's classicChicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months(1962).Gillian EngbergCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved