Simple, rhyming text and beautiful, soothing artwork introduce the seasons by showing the changing landscape outside the narrator's window, such as baby birds learning to fly, colorful leaves falling gently to the ground, and snowflakes tumbling out of the sky.
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With two brief lines per page, Hoberman (The Marvelous Mouse Man) focuses on precise details associated with each season, while Wilton's (Feathers and Fools) illustrations imagine the view from an unseen child's window, with broad expanses of color and flattened perspectives reminiscent of folk art. Elliptical turquoise strips, for example, suggest movement in the deep blue sky as concentric golden circles emanate from the sun (Clouds sail in the summer sky Right outside my window). A curlicue vine and flitting butterflies anchor the celestial image to the child's vantage point. Although the artist's unorthodox approach (his complex medium involves a concrete surface, fabric and other scraps secured by gesso, and the layering, sanding and reapplication of paint), the end result resembles that of smooth painted wooden surfaces, aged over time. On a later autumn spread, a sienna-hued squirrel dashes across a mud brown path surrounded by acorns and leaves so dark they seem more ebony than green, the imperfections on the surface lend a natural look. Throughout, each double-page spread is bordered in white, recalling the titular window frame. As Hoberman wraps up (Summer, autumn, winter, spring, Right outside my window. What brand new changes will they bring? Right outside my window), Wilton introduces the girl narrator leaning out of her house, emphasizing the deeper implications of the poet's closing question. This lyrical offering is just right any time of year. Ages 3-7.
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K-Gr. 2. This title describes the changes of the four seasons in first-person narrative set down in simple rhyme, with each line followed by the refrain, "Right outside my window." The observations play second string to the handsome paint-on-concrete graphics, two double-spreads for each season. For "silver raindrops catch the light," a large orange circle and a bell-shaped flower dominate the picture, with gray clouds, silver raindrops, and sage-colored butterflies placed carefully about the black background. With only two lines of text for each spread, this is shorter than the usual picture book, and the beautiful images, which could stand alone as paintings, give the subject a more artistic feel than the simple words. This sophisticated appreciation of the seasons will require a special audience; art teachers may find the book useful for inspiring children to express their delight in seasonal imagery. Julie Cummins
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