A Child's Calendar - Hardcover

Updike, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823414450 ISBN 13: 9780823414451

Publisher: Holiday House, 1999

Synopsis

Twelve poems follow a family and their friends through the seasons. A Caldecott Honor Book.

About this title

About the Author:

Trina Schart Hyman was born in 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the Philadelphia College of Art, the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, and the School for Applied Art in Stockholm, Sweden. She has illustrated more than one hundred books for children. Her work has received the Caldecott Medal, Caldecott Honor awards, and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award. She lives in New Hampshire.

From AudioFile:

Updike's 12 poems celebrate the changing seasons with images that might catch a child's eye. His verses, some of which are very lovely, focus on changes in the natural world (from snow to mud to crocuses) and on celebrations that accompany these changes (Christmas, Valentine's, Fourth of July). Each verse ends with a sound image that connects to the month's poem (such as the sound of fireworks or baseball heard on TV). Updike's presentation is earnest. While he sometimes overemphasizes line breaks in his poems, he has a kind voice and reads carefully, allowing time for children to enjoy the lovely gem-like illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0823414450
• ISBN 13: 9780823414451
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 36
• Illustrator: Hyman Trina Schart