I Love Spring

Kroll, Steven

ISBN 10: 0823406342 ISBN 13: 9780823406340

Publisher: Holiday House, 1987

Synopsis

A young boy describes all the things that he loves about spring.

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PreSchool-Grade 1 Saccharine pastel drawings accompany a small boy's pedestrian narration that chronicles the highlights of springbirds; flowers; gardening; outdoor activities; and springtime celebrations including Easter, Passover, his birthday, the circus, and a Memorial Day parade. Some of the events mentioned like birthdays and the circus aren't unique to spring. Others, such as camping, seem more appropriate to summer. Planting a garden before Easter is rare in climates experiencing four seasons. The portrayal of the boy's close friends, a Jewish girl and a black boy, is unnecessary tokenism. Only a desperate need for seasonal material would explain purchase of this title.Heide Piehler, Shorewood Public Library, Wis.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Mark is out to meet the spring. He loves listening to the birds, casting off his heavy winter woolens in favor of lightweight clothing and hearing the breeze whisper, "Missed you, Mark, missed you." There are new puppies, and the neighbors spruce up their homes with paint. Gardening begins, and it's time to celebrate Easter and Passover. Camping trips, birthday parties and the circus are all part of the excitement, even though those events are not particularly indigenous to that time of year. The pictures, in colored pencil, are rich in the refulgent hues of spring's effervescence. Kroll's plain-spoken text allows young readers to find their own favorites in the list, or to exult in their own discoveries. Ages 36.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823406342
• ISBN 13: 9780823406340
• Binding: Library Binding
• Illustrator: Shoemaker Kathryn E.
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32