Now It Is Winter - Hardcover

Spinelli, Eileen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802852440 ISBN 13: 9780802852441

Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 2004

Synopsis

A young mouse is encouraged by his mother to enjoy winter while waiting for spring to come.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"bWill spring ever come?b an inquisitive young mouse asks his mother. bWill I roll down steep grassy hills giggling towards the bottom? Ever again?b

bYes, spring will come, b she answers. bBut now it is winter.b "

As the young mouse yearns for the sun, the ducks, and the flowers, his mother gently reminds him of snowflakes and sleds, hot oatmeal and warm beds -- the wonders of winter he can enjoy now.

In this delightful tale, Eileen Spinelli reminds readers to be content in the moment and to look for happiness wherever they are. Children are sure to love Mary Newell DePalmabs playful illustrations of mice dressed for the season, surrounded by oversized cut-paper snowflakes.

From School Library Journal:

PreS–A fretful young mouse learns to live in the moment in this lovely picture book. Through lyrical language, Spinelli presents the youngster's concerns ("Will spring ever come?/Will I hear the sleepy sound/of soft rain/pattering on the roof?") and his mother's reassurances ("Yes, there will be spring and rain./But now it is winter./Now sleet twinkles down/sprinkling the roof"). While his brothers and sisters frolic through the snow in the gorgeous acrylic and cut-paper illustrations, the little creature trails after his mother, asking when he will next experience his favorite springtime activities, foods, and animals. She opens his eyes to the joys of the present, and the last illustration shows him hanging up a drawing of the snowman he has made with her next to his picture of a springtime sun. Textured brush strokes capture the crisp beauty of winter and the warm coziness of the animals' home. The gentle, intimate tone makes this book a natural bedtime story or a quietly compelling read-aloud for any time.–Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia
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About this edition

• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0802852440
• ISBN 13: 9780802852441
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Depalma Mary Newell