What Comes in Spring?

A mother explains to her daughter how she grew inside her as the seasons changed, bringing great happiness to Mama and Daddy both at her birth and now

PreSchool-Grade 2-- When a little girl asks `` `Mama, what comes in spring?' '' her mother explains about flowers, leaves, robins , and meeting her future husband. The mother's description of summer includes activities they do together in the warm weather; it was also when she got married. Fall bring leaves, going to school, and the time `` `. . .you started to grow inside of me.' '' Winter is next with cold, snowsuits, tracks in the snow, and when `` `. . .you grew big inside of me.' '' Spring comes again with robins, leaves, and the child's birth. This is a gentle blend of a mother answering her daughter's questions about the seasons while personalizing them to her own development and birth. There is a simplicity in the answers as if the two have been through this game of security before. The colorful yet soft pastels bring a simple elegance to the story, blending the mother with a young child and in the stages of waiting before the baby. Security, seasons, and birth all are handled beautifully in this story that begs to be read, reread, and personalized for similar family stories. --Nancy A. Gifford, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
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