And Then Its Spring published 2012 10 editions. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and three children. Plant some seeds – in a garden, in a pot – and watch them daily, too. Julie Fogliano has spent her entire life reading childrens books. Remind them to look for the 'hopeful, very possible brown' and to listen for 'the hum of green.' Is there something in the air that they can taste? Or smell? Have them look carefully at the changes in nature every day, and record them in words and/or pictures. Make a 'Waiting for Spring' calendar with your children. Its essence is captured in both the sparseness of the words and pictures, and in their fulfilling richness. A sublime picture book captures the long, anticipation-filled wait for spring and. It is an experience every child knows, and one we keep close even when we grow up. And when spring comes, we see the boy kicking up his feet in a joyful tire-swing surrounded by shoots of vegetables and just-blossoming flowers.

She captures both the patience and the terribly-long watchful waiting, with simple expressions and body attitude. Thank you for signing up, fellow book lover Tell us what you like and well recommend books youll love. Stead's gentle lines and soft colors take us through that always impatient waiting time when the promise of spring is everywhere but where you are That period when winter coats are put away, replaced by rain gear, and finally by short sleeve tee-shirts. How satisfying it is when his diligence is rewarded, his hopes fulfilled, and he is surrounded by green at last.Įrin E.

The boy is worried, but when he puts his ear to the ground and closes his eyes he can hear a greenish hum. In Julie Fogliano's poetic text that flows from page to page as smoothly as the seasons move from one to the next, we see the brown of late winter/early spring slowly change to a 'hopeful, very possible sort of brown.' Yet the seeds one little boy has planted show no signs of coming up.

And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano