Customer Reviews

Spring's Sprung

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After enjoying "Wild Child" and "Winter Waits", I was terribly disappointed with this story's negativity. In the two previous books, Ms. Plourde focused on the beauty of the seasons and the wonderful relationships between parent and child. In "Spring's Sprung", the whole story revolves around the very worst of sibling rivalry, with none of the joyful teasing that often accompanies such behavior. The only redeeming aspect of the book is the illustrations.

Lynn tells the stories of the seasons so that young minds can understand the importance of each season in the yearly cycle of the earth. She uses catchy words that make you want to reread the book with your child. Nothing but pure joy!

Three beautiful sisters compete for Mother Earth's love and learn along the way that each is unique and that Mother has more than enough love for each of them. The watercolour illustrations are captivating and exquisite making the book enjoyable for both adult and child (even after the 100th read). A must have for every child's library.

I like this book a lot. Illustrator Greg Couch outdoes himself with these wonderful double page spreads filled with purples, blues, pinks and greens of Springtime. One can feel the cool, breezy sunlit atmosphere that is fresh and lively and does one's heart good. The story examines the intense sibling rivalry of the three Spring sisters, March, April and May, the daughters of Mother Earth. Each girl wants to be the first, the best, the most beloved, and let's face it, they just woke up, so they're really in rare form with their crabbiness! Mother Earth chides them but gives equal loving approval for their accomplishments and unique qualities. In the end the girls rise to the joyous vibrations of Spring and the world is a brighter, happier place as, confident in their mother's love, they drop their rivalry. The illustrations are truly fabulous and the story while at first exhibiting a not-so-pretty side of human nature ends up affirming family love and celebrating cooperation.

We have 2 girls, ages 1 and 3. Rivalry and competition between the two is a constant issue. If you are holding one the other wants to be picked up, if one of them has a toy, the other wants it..... etc.

Pretty standard stuff. The message of this book is great. Love is boundless. It is nice to see it presented here so nicely. The pictures are really dream-like. The story is very nice.

Another reviewer gave this book a bad review and I don't quite comprehend the logic.

"Spring's Sprung brought more focus to querrling than to beauty of the book or of the cycles of the season. Advocating harmonious sibling relationships in my own household, I feel that bringing the message of sibling rivalry as normal and inevitable (part of the childhood "season"?)to be against my values."

Sibling rivalry is a normal part of the human condition and the fact that it is against somebody's values is irrelevant. I have never known any siblings without rivalry frankly! This book will certainly not bring rivalry into your household, but it sure presents a positive message do help deal with the negative aspects of competativeness.

Again... I love this set of books! The art is so amazing, the story so beautiful to read.
Mother Earth is trying to get her daughts (The spring months) to get started... but they keep bickering... finally MOther Earth lets them all know she loves them all very much, and that they are all special. :)

Heather mama of 5

This book was a fun read before bedtime. Although we LOVE Wild Child and think it's the best of the four seasons books, this one was also cute. I would highly recommend Wild Child though, if you'll be purchasing and Lynn Plourde books.

Lynn Plourde's Spring's Sprung is an engaging, fanciful story about the three daughters of Mother Earth, March, April, and May, who are responsible for bringing springtime to the world. But after a long winter's sleep the three begin quarreling and forget their duty - will spring ever arrive? The warm and gentle illustrations by Greg Couch fill every two-page spread with generous color and life, in this enchanting and enthustastically recommended picturebook fable for beginning readers.

My daughter and I love these books! The illustrations are beautiful - the stories gentle and yet also bringing forth a point to both child and parent alike.

The other reviews say it all. The whimsical artwork and prose of Wild Child and Winter Waits were completely supported by the seasonal sweetness of the books. Spring's Sprung brought more focus to querrling than to beauty of the book or of the cycles of the season. Advocating harmonious sibling relationships in my own household, I feel that bringing the message of sibling rivalry as normal and inevitable (part of the childhood "season"?)to be against my values. If you are careful about the messages you bring to your children read this book before buying.