Summer's End

by Maribeth Boelts, Ellen Kandoian (Illustrator)

As summer approaches its close, a little girl becomes sad that her summer fun is over, but then she thinks about all the fun activities that school will bring. By the author of With My Mom, with My Dad.

Genres: Picture Books

Hardcover

First published March 1, 1995

About the author

Maribeth Boelts is a former teacher who has written 40 books for children. She lives in Iowa and enjoys all things nature and family.

Reviews

[Ina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very sweet read-aloud for this time of year! A young girl, Jill, mourns the end of summer and all the wonderful things that she experienced while getting ready for the first day of second grade. The softly colored water color illustrations are lovely. This captures all of the emotions that we all experience with the change of seasons and the transition from summer to the school year.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This captures the poignant feeling of summer ending, a summer that's been full of outdoor and family fun. Will our main character make the leap to being excited to return to school?

[Melissa Merrell]

Sweet. Captures the gradual shift from summer to school with the gentle, honest curve of that transition. But it wasn't magical (for me). Maybe b/c of the pictures? Or the story or both.