When Spring Comes JVVA743981648847

When Spring Comes
Author(s): Kevin Henkes

Watch the world transform when spring comes! In a starred review,School Library Journalcalled this delightful picture book A must-have, joyful seasonal title for the youngest listeners.

In this beautiful book for young children, Caldecott Medalist and Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes uses striking imagery, repetition, and alliteration to introduce basic concepts of language and the changing of the seasons. And acclaimed artist Laura Dronzeks gorgeous, lush paintings show the transformation from quiet, cold winter to the newborn spring.

Before spring comes, the trees are dark sticks, the grass is brown, and the ground is covered in snow. But if you wait, leaves unfurl and flowers blossom, the grass turns green, and the mounds of snow shrink and shrink. Spring brings baby birds, sprouting seeds, rain and mud, and puddles. You can feel it and smell it and hear itand you can read it!

In a starred review,TheHorn Booksaid, This joyful reflection is as welcome as spotting the first brave crocus.

In the Middle of Fall, Winter Is Here, When Spring Comes,andSummer Songmake for a beautiful quartet of seasonal-theme picture books to share at home or in the classroom.Ideal for introducing the season, for story time, and for bedtime reading.

Review(s):
Henkes and Dronzek once again perfectly capture the quiet wonder of the natural world, as they did in Birds and Oh! Dronzeks vivacious acrylic illustrations, their bright colors emphasized by the thick black outlines, complement Henkess spare but lyrical prose. A must-have, joyful seasonal title for the youngest listeners.
Lyrical and elegant in its simplicity, this is an enchanting celebration of the season to pair with Oh!, the paean to winter created by this same husband-and-wife team.
In a gently rhythmic text and lush, vibrant paintings, this husband-and-wife author-illustrator team ushers in spring, capturing the seasons sights, sounds, and surprises. This joyful reflection is as welcome as spotting the first brave crocus.
Dronzeks cozy paintings combine the simplified shapes of plants, creatures, and childrenHenkes is honest about springs more trying moments, weaving themes of waiting and patience throughoutReaders, especially those who live in regions that experience the full range of changing seasons, will warm to this catalog of familiar joys.
A read-aloud dream, the meticulous text catalogs Springs awakenings and its characteristic weather. Dronzeks thick-lined, bright acrylics are as simultaneously wry and joyous as the textHenkes and Dronzek make waiting almost as much funif not more sothan the payoff.
No harm comes to the bunnies, birds and kittens in Laura Dronzeks deliciously colorful paintings for When Spring Comes, a gentle picture book written by Kevin Henkes. From brown to green, from eggs to birds, from seeds to flowers, seasonal changes transpire sweetly in these pages.
Henkes creates a childlike and child-friendly cadence with the rhythms of his writing, and the robust, thickly outlined art carries plenty of kid appeal as well. Expect this to see heavy use in classrooms and library story hours.



ISBN:9780062331403