For the last few days it has been blistering hot here in southern Oregon. I can't even remember what it feels like to be cold, or what rain sounds like when it is landing on the roof of my house. It was such a joy to read today's poetry title because, for a while, it took me to to spring, fall and winter; the lines of verse made it possible for me to experience these other seasons through works.
Sing a Season Song
Sing a Season Song
Jane Yolen
Illustrated by Lisel Jane Ashlock
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Creative Editions, 2015, 978-1-56846-255-4
It is winter and snow covers the ground and
rests on the branches of the trees in the forest. An owl swoops through the air
as a fox sleeps, curled up in its den. It is cold and “Icicle popsicles / drip,
drop and dropsicles.” On the edge of the forest children are “snowballing”
Then, at last, the temperatures start to rise. A “gossamer breeze” makes
the flowers sway and the “pillows of lawn” ripple. Now is the time when we see
baby animals everywhere and then, quite suddenly, spring is over and summer
with its “shimmering days” is upon us.
“Day
shines at night” and “toes wiggle” where fish “wriggle.” Fireflies blink
“off-again-on” in the dusk. After days of heat and warm nights, summer gently fades
to be replaced by the golden colors, and busy days, of fall.
In
this incredibly lush picture book, Jane Yolen’s beautiful verse is paired with
glorious, richly detailed illustrations to give readers a bookish experience of
the seasons that is like no other.
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