Is This . . . Spring?

Helen Yoon’s Is This . . . ?

by Helen Yoon

When the joys of breathing in spring get hijacked by hacking and sneezing, find a delightful antidote in Helen Yoon’s comical ode to a glorious season.

Hooray! It’s spring! As one exuberant pup knows, spring means laundry waving on the line, romping in fields of flowers, and gentle, fragrant breezes. But wait . . . What’s with the . . . sniff, sniff . . . What’s with the . . . Hurk! Haaa. What’s with the . . . ah-ah-HACHOOO! Oh no! This is terrible! Is spring . . . ruined? Sharing a few seasonal hacks in more ways than one, Helen Yoon celebrates as only she can: with bumbling affection, good humor, and slack-jawed wonder.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published March 3, 2026

About the author

Helen Yoon is a freelance illustrator and creative consultant operating in the greater Los Angeles area. Sheepish is her first picture book.

Reviews

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes, this is another title about Spring, but definitely a very different point of view about the beautiful blooming Spring. While the main character here is a dog what happens to him happens to many humans in Spring.

[Binxie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Readers really get the sense of spring through the illustrations of this book. It is cute and colorful, and might work for a storytime. Will revisit.