Lily and Trooper's Winter
PreSchool-Young Lily and her dog Trooper star in these two disappointing seasonal stories. In the first one, the two companions wake up and discover that the leaves are falling and autumn has arrived. They spend their day playing in the leaves, rain, and wind. At night, they hunker down in their cozy, warm bed. Next, it snows during the night and the pair wake up to discover that winter is here. They build a snowman, go skating, ski, and try to take their snowman home. While Spetter uses vibrant colors, the pictures do little to move the plots along and Lily's expression remains the same whether she's discovering the first snow of the season, skiing out of control down a mountain, or having a warm bath. The simple synopsis of the child's days offers little to hold youngsters' interest. Alexandra Day's "Carl" books (Farrar) are a lot more successful in conveying a loving relationship between dog and child.Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WICopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.