Showing posts with label Seasons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seasons. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Spring is Here by Will Hillenbrand

From chapters.ca:
Sniff. Sniff. Sniff. Spring is in the air. Mole can smell it. But Bear is still asleep after his long winter nap. How will Mole wake up Bear so they can celebrate together? When a knock, knock, knock and toot, toot, toot can't get Bear out of bed, Mole cooks up a special treat. Spring fever is catching in this vibrant story of friendship.

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully

From chapters.ca:
In this exuberant, rhythmic story, March, personified as a lion, enters a boy's cozy home and leaves a trail of snow flurries and muddy footprints. The boy calmly observes the pouncing, howling, growling lion until in comes the lamb on the crest of a huge sneeze. Escorted by grass, flowers, sunshine, showers, and animal babies, the lamb brings forth spring.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Seasons by Blexbolex

From chapters.ca:
In this graphically stunning picture book, Blexbolex explores the cyclical nature of time by looking at the seasons. Using objects, landscapes, activities, and different types of people that are associated with each season (such as a skier, a swimmer, a roasted chestnut seller), Blexbolex evokes the sense of permanency given to life by its cyclical nature, despite the fact that time is always passing. The purpose of this book is to encourage observation of the world around us and lead the reader to form all sorts of logical and imaginative associations having to do with the seasons, the cycles of life, and time.

Friday, October 04, 2013

Pie in the Sky by Lois Ehlert

From chapters.ca:
Do pies grow on trees? Join a father and child as they watch over their backyard cherry tree - and all the colourful living things surrounding it - throughout the seasons. At the end of the summer, they harvest the cherries together and make a delicious pie for the whole family to enjoy. This stunning new book from bestselling author Lois Ehlert features colour concepts, backyard natural history, vibrant collage illustrations, and, best of all, a recipe for making cherry pie. Yum!

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Forest, What Would You Like? by Irene O’Garden, illustrated by Pat Schories

From chapters.ca:
In this heartfelt poem, the forest announces its wish- list for every season - including sun, mice, and a slug in summer; fruit, song, and spicy smells in the fall; snow, an icy river, and maple sugar in winter; and rain, moist soil, and flowers in spring. And all year long, it wishes for people planting trees and most of all children - rambling, sniffing, and laughing.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Kitten’s Autumn by Eugenie Fernandes

From chapters.ca:
It's a vibrant autumn day in Kitten's second adventure, as the ever- curious Kitten explores the woods near her farm and meets the creatures who live there. She finds a chipmunk chewing on a seed, a caterpillar munching on a leaf, a frog catching flies and many more creatures snacking on this and that to ready themselves for winter. While the simple rhyming couplets make this a perfect read- aloud, young readers will enjoy picking out seasonal details in the mixed-
media art and searching for and finding Kitten on every page.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Kitten's Winter by Eugenie Fernandes

From chapters.ca:
Winter comes to Kitten's world, and the little calico leaves her cosy home for an afternoon of exploration and discovery. Kitten learns that even on a frosty day, animal life flourishes: a squirrel forages, an otter goes fishing, and a woodpecker taps the side of a bare- limbed tree. At the same time, readers discover that for many animals, winter is a time of rest. Softly, Kitten treads past a burrowing turtle, a napping beaver and a hibernating bear. Told in rhyming couplets, Kitten's Winter is a perfect introduction to animal behaviour and habitats. And its sumptuous, mixed- media illustrations make it ideal for beginning and pre- readers, who will delight in spotting all the different details of the season.

Thursday, February 07, 2013

Canada All Year by Per-Henrik Gurth

From chapters.ca:
This charming picture book follows a group of happy animal travellers as they spend a year exploring the True North. Each month gets its own colourful spread highlighting a different Canadian festival, seasonal event or activity. The trip begins in January with a visit to Ottawa's Rideau Canal and ends in December with a dog sled ride in Nunavut. Along the way, the group partakes in such Canadian delights as the Quebec Winter Carnival, the Canadian Tulip Festival and the Calgary Stampede.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

It’s Snowing! By Gail Gibbons

From chapters.ca:
Small, soft flakes fall quietly from above. It's snowing! People like to sled and ski in it, but what exactly is snow? How does it form?

Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Snowmen all Year by Caralyn Buehner, illustrated by Mark Buehner

From chapters.ca:
In this book, our young narrator dreams of a non- melting snowman friend who joins him for all of the year's events. They ride a roller coaster together, dive into a swimming pool in the summer, watch the Fourth of July fireworks, and trick- or- treat on Hallowe'en.
It's hilarious, happy wish fulfillment that kids will adore. 

Monday, November 05, 2012

Snow by Joan Clark, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton


From chapters.ca:
Snow falls all day. Snow falls all week. Snow falls all month! Sammy''s world is a blanket of white. As he clambers up the heaps and mountains of snow, he imagines what might lie beneath - whales and seals, a black bear and her cubs, or could there be elves mining rubies and emeralds? Finally, the weather turns warm and the snow begins to melt, and Sammy finds a green surprise.

Thursday, November 01, 2012

Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit: A Book of Changing Seasons by Il Sung Na

From chapters.ca:
What do the animals do when the snow falls to the ground and all the trees are bare?  Some fly long distances, while some swim to warmer waters.  Some take a long, warm sleep where they live, while others have a thick, cozy coat and can stay in the snow!

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Pumpkin Cat by Anne Mortimer


From chapters.ca: 
Through the seasons, Cat and Mouse work together in the garden. Together, they watch seeds that turn into plants in the spring, and plants that turn into flowers in the summer,
and flowers that turn into pumpkins in the fall! And when their pumpkins are finally ready, Mouse gives the best surprise of all to his friend, Cat! 

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky

From chapters.ca: Every year, as winter approaches, a large black bear wanders through the woods, exploring trails and disturbing all the local inhabitants as it searches for a warm den to spend the cold winter.

Saturday, September 08, 2012

A Flock of Shoes by Sarah Tsiang, illustrated by Qin Leng

From chapters.ca:
Where do Abby's sandals go in the winter time? Abby loves her pink and brown sandals with the lime green trim, and she wears them wherever she goes. But as summer draws to a close, Abby's mom announces that it's time for the sandals to go. Abby is determined to keep them on - until one day, while swinging at the park, her sandals flip off and fly away. All winter long, Abby wonders what her sandals are up to. Postcards of sandy white beaches and glorious sunsets reassure her that they are having a wonderful time in far away places. Come February, Abby realizes that she has also grown to love her cozy, comfy boots. As the warm weather comes, she watches sadly as they march off, but a swish in the sky announces the return of her pink and brown sandals - all ready for another summer of fun. Full of whimsy, this circular tale is enhanced by rich, evocative language and delicate illustrations that are sure to delight any young child.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Nature's Paintbox: A Seasonal Gallery of Art and Verse by Patricia Thomas, illustrated by Graig Orback

From chapters.ca:
How would you capture winter's crispness, spring's softness, summer's freshness, and autumn's richness? In this inspiring title, poet Patricia Thomas imagines each season rendered in a different art medium. Pen and ink, with spots of color, capture winter's mood, while pastel chalks make spring flowers bloom into life. The see - through hues of watercolors celebrate summer's warmth, while vibrant oils perfectly paint fall's majestic scenes. Artist Craig Orback takes up the poem's challenge in his marvelous illustrations, using each of the mediums described. Just as the seasons move seamlessly into one another, so too do the art styles blend together, then emerge in full splendor, and blend again as the next season approaches.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Mama, is it Summer Yet? by Nikki McClure

A beautifully illustrated book about the change in the seasons as spring comes to an end and summer begins.

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

From chapters.ca:
With original and spot- on perceptions, Joyce Sidman brings the colours of the seasons to life in a fresh light, combining the senses of sight, sound, smell and taste. Illustrator Pam Zagarenski's interpretations go beyond the concrete, allowing us to not just see color, but feel it.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger

From chapters.ca:
As all the other leaves float off and fly past, Little Yellow Leaf thinks, I'm not ready yet. As the seasons change all around, Little Yellow Leaf holds on to the tree. Still not ready. Will Little Yellow Leaf ever be ready? This is a story for anyone who has ever been afraid of facing the unknown — and a celebration of the friends who help us take the leap.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons: A Toon Book by Agnes Rosenstiehl

From chapters.ca:
Lilly is a spunky little girl who delights in the unexpected pleasures of each season, peering inside shells in the summer and tasting different kinds of apples in the fall. In this charming and subtle book by one of France's premier children's book authors, Lilly learns more about the outdoors, and introduces the youngest readers to the colours, words, and shapes that arise in nature. Silly Lilly's intimate monologues deftly capture a child's sense of wonder, in five whimsical episodes that cycle through the calendar from spring back to spring again.
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