The Spring of the Year

by Dallas Lore Sharp, Robert Bruce Horsfall (Illustrator)

Who is your spring messenger? Is it bird or flower or beast that brings your spring? What sight or sound or smell spells S-P-R-I-N-G to you, in big, joyous letters? Perhaps it is the frogs. Certainly I could not have a real spring without the frogs. They have peeped "Spring!" to me every time I have had a spring. Perhaps it is the arbutus, or the hepatica, or the pussy-willow, or the bluebird, or the yellow spice-bush, or, if you chance to live in New England, perhaps it is the wood pussy that brings your spring!

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction

154 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Brittany Lindvall · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are excellent books and we’ve all loved them! (This is our second in the series to complete. We read Fall & Spring this year.)

The author is gifted at making the woods, animals and fields come alive and telling stories in a riveting way that keeps us all engaged. His goal of encouraging young people to learn the habit of attention and spend time observing makes us all want to go on more nature walks… which wouldn’t hurt us any. 😄

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite DLS book so far.

[Kaycee Owens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet little stories from a very imaginative and experienced naturalist. It hasn’t been my favorite of our Nature Lore (they were also a little long sometimes), but still very enjoyable. I especially appreciated his defense of the common chipmunk as a beneficial citizen to a homestead 🐿

[Peggy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love books about nature. And I love old fashion books. So this book was a hit. It planted in me that desire to go and sit and wait in nature itself to catch a glimpse of what I can't see in my hurried life of every day living.
My favorite chapter was the chapter describing the antics of the chipmunks. I have chipmunks taking up residence under my front stoop. Reading about the authors chipmunks made me smile.