From chapters.ca:
Discover the wonder of water in this refreshingly fun and fascinating exploration of rain, raindrops, and the water cycle from the creator of Rah, Rah, Radishes! and Go, Go Grapes!
Raindrops drop. They plop. They patter. They spatter. And in the process, they make the whole world feel fresh and new and clean.
In this gorgeously photo-illustrated nonfiction picture book, celebrated author April Pulley Sayre sheds new light on the wonders of rain, from the beauty of a raindrop balanced on a leaf to the amazing, never-ending water cycle that keeps our planet in perfect ecological balance.
Showing posts with label Spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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.
Labels:
Friendship,
Picture Book,
Read Aloud,
Seasons,
Spring
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.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
And Then it’s Spring by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Erin E Stead
From chapters.ca:
Following a snow- filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that brown and resolve to plant a garden. They dig, they plant, they play, they wait... and wait... until at last, the brown becomes a more hopeful shade of brown, a sign that spring may finally be on its way. Julie Fogliano's tender story of anticipation is brought to life by the distinctive illustrations Erin E. Stead, recipient of the 2011 Caldecott Medal.
Following a snow- filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that brown and resolve to plant a garden. They dig, they plant, they play, they wait... and wait... until at last, the brown becomes a more hopeful shade of brown, a sign that spring may finally be on its way. Julie Fogliano's tender story of anticipation is brought to life by the distinctive illustrations Erin E. Stead, recipient of the 2011 Caldecott Medal.
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.
Monday, January 05, 2009
Mouse's First Spring by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Bucket Erdogan
From chapters.ca:One bright day, Mouse and Momma head outside to play. The wind blows in something feathery and plump - a bird, and something wiggly and pink - a worm, and something green, who hops and leaps - a frog. But before it's time to go back inside, Mouse finds something that's soft and new with petals...the prettiest flower he's ever seen! Could it mean spring is finally here?
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Spring Things by Rob Raczka, illustrated by Judy Stead
Thursday, September 25, 2008
The Colour of Spring by H. Werner Zimmermann
From chapters.ca:Carried away by thoughts of spring, Alphonse sets out to paint eggs the colour of spring, but strange thing happen when he starts mixing paints.
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Hurray for Spring! by Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Taia Morley
From chapters.ca:Hurray for Spring! is a whimsical welcome to a child's favorite season. A delightful, rhyming text with lots of fun words - like jumpity, thumpity, scampering, and skittering - makes this a wonderfully cadenced anthem to spring. Adorable illustrations with larger- than- life details spring off the page. This fanciful book ends with a splash and will inspire little ones to explore their own springtime world.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Mud by Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Lauren Stringer
An ode to muddy hands and feet, brown earth, and new grass. Simple text and exuberant illustrations will make children and their grown-up friends want to sink their feet into gooey, gloppy, mucky, magnificent mud.
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