Spring is Here

Seasons #1

by Lois Lenski

Could there be a more cheerful time of year than spring? Winter is over, birds are singing, flowers are in bloom . . . and it’s time to play outside! Lois Lenski’s rhyming, pocket-size picture book—published in 1945, and out of print for decades—is back in full, glorious color.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

26 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1945

About the author

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Lenski

Many of Lenski's books can be collated into 'series' - but since they don't have to be read in order, you may be better off just looking for more information here: http://library.illinoisstate.edu/uniq...

Probably her most famous set is the following:
American Regional Series

Beginning with Bayou Suzette in 1943, Lois Lenski began writing a series of books which would become known as her "regional series." In the early 1940s Lenski, who suffered from periodic bouts of ill-health, was told by her doctor that she needed to spend the winter months in a warmer climate than her Connecticut home. As a result, Lenski and her husband Arthur Covey traveled south each fall. Lenski wrote in her autobiography, "On my trips south I saw the real America for the first time. I saw and learned what the word region meant as I witnessed firsthand different ways of life unlike my own. What interested me most was the way children were living" (183).
In Journey Into Childhood, Lenski wrote that she was struck by the fact that there were "plenty of books that tell how children live in Alaska, Holland, China, and Mexico, but no books at all telling about the many ways children live here in the United States"

Bayou Suzette.
Strawberry Girl.
Blue Ridge Billy.
Judy's Journey.
Boom Town Boy.
Cotton in My Sack.
Texas Tomboy.
Prairie School.
Corn-Farm Boy.
San Francisco Boy.
Flood Friday.
Houseboat Girl.
Coal Camp Girl.
Shoo-Fly Girl.
To Be a Logger.
Deer Valley Girl.

Reviews

[Hilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars. A nice book with some lovely vintage illustrations, although none quite as nice as the cover. The text felt slightly rushed and lacking, the rhyming felt forced in places.

Read on open library.

[Dianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

An adorable children's book with hand-done calligraphy. Illustrations are adorable. Text is ho-hum. Read on Open Library.

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointing - too long, with all kinds of flawed rhythm patterns and redundancy. Illustrations are only average. I wish this were more focused and concise.

[Heidi Burkhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a sweet and simple book about seasons. Perfect for a 2-3 year old, or to be used in groups with students to explore seasonal happenings.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

The best thing about this is the small size, just right for a child to treasure all by himself. Surprisingly not actually dated or noticeably sexist, but still, to my eyes and ears, disappointingly bland. Maybe I'm missing something, though, so I'll round up my 2.5 star rating to 3.

[Elizabeth Cusick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about how winter comes to an end and what happens in springtime

[Cera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Julia's favourite page is "The milkman's horse goes tripping / Spring is in the air". We've had to add a milkman to one of our lullabies as a result.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

I will never cease to be enchanted by Lois Lenski's adorable children's illustrations.