The author of Around the Oak celebrates the passing of the seasons, with illustrations of children ice skating, playing on the beach, jumping into a pile of leaves, and planting a garden.
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PreS?Originally published in the Netherlands as four separate books, this heartwarming unified edition brings the seasons together, starting and ending with the idea that "The seasons form a circle." The text describes visiting baby animals, cooling off in the water, noticing apples ripening, and getting frozen toes. It perfectly captures the seasonal joys and pleasures of childhood, thereby creating a universal sense of the passage of time. The pace of the book, which includes two wordless spreads per season along with individual vignettes, is slow and soothing. Each page invites readers to observe and ponder. The illustrations, with their cream-colored backgrounds, are warm and attractive, almost idyllic, and yet energetic enough to seem real. Transitions between the times of year are marked by beautifully designed title pages. Both Christmas and Hanukkah are mentioned at the end. A good choice for quiet sharing.?Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Ages 2^-6. Originally published in the Netherlands as four separate books, Muller's picture book uses tender paintings and a few sentences to explore the "special joys" of the seasons. Lush, wordless double-page spreads as well as small pictures grouped nicely on a page show children of many races playing outdoors among the birds, animals, flowers, and foliage of the season. The illustrations are sweet without being saccharine (a snowman is realistically sprinkled with bits of grass and other debris), and Muller skillfully captures the special way that light appears at different times of the year--spring skies seem golden and balmy; winter skies are steely and cold. Books on the seasons abound, but be sure to make room for this one. Susan Dove Lempke
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seasons change, and so do kids,
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This review is from: The Circle of Seasons (Hardcover)
I was attracted to this book by the lovely colors of the drawings, but after reading it several times to my children, I appreciate it even more for its interweaving of seasonal changes with children's activities. And I like the homey scenes in which children interact with adults. Children toss leaves in the autumn and make snowmen in the winter in Muller's book, but they also sit in the backyard amid the fireflies after a summer family picnic, help grandmother decorate for the holidays, ride in a horse-drawn farm wagon with dad in the fall. This book marks the seasons the way kids do--by what holiday or special family time comes next. And it does it with lush illustrations that reflect the warm family feelings associated with each individual season of the year
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book is a gem,
By Douglas R. Fox (Unity, ME United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Circle of Seasons (Hardcover)
Okay, I don't have this this book, but I have the set of four from which Seasons was formed. If I can get copies of Seasons (it is listed as unavailable at this time) it will become my favorite gift to new parents. I have four children, and Muller's season books have been favorites of ours for about eight years. Beautiful paintings, children engaged in interesting activities, lots and lots of connections between pages that are revealed to the observant "reader" only after many viewings.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The wheel keeps on turning,
This review is from: The Circle of Seasons (Hardcover)
As summer moves into fall, fall into winter, winter into spring, and back to summer again, children need to be reassured that the cycle of life continues. Muller's picture book takes children through the seasons of the year with simple text, gentle illustrations, and a comforting tone. Though I wish the Winter section included more holidays (Christmas and Hannukah are represented), overall children will easily relate to the pictures and story. I especially love the two-page spreads devoted only to drawings. My children love to look at these drawings and always find something new.
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