All the Seasons of the Year - Hardcover

Deborah Lee Rose is the author of the bestselling Twelve Days books. She lives with her family in Walnut Creek, California. Visit her online at www.deborahleerose.com.

 

Kay Chorao is an artist, illustrator, and writer of many children’s books, including D Is for Drums. She lives in New York City and Jamesport, Long Island.

Sweetly detailed illustrations enhance this love poem that introduces a young clothed cat to the four seasons. Beginning with fall makes some sense—to children whose eyes are on school, September may feel more like a “new year” than January. Each section begins with “I love you when . . .” and leads into a description of the season; the structure and words work together to offer comfort to young listeners. Delicate paintings in pale colors depict a bucolic setting featuring pumpkins, colorful leaves, and migrating geese in the fall; snowflakes, red berries on branches, and a sledding hill in the winter; kites, daffodils, and butterflies in the spring; and sunflowers, bees, and a swimming hole in the summer. Fall returns, and the story closes with a birthday party, a creative way to indicate the passage of one year. The cat’s age and gender aren’t specified, which broadens the appeal of this gentle entry to the multitude of books about the seasons. Preschool-Grade 1. --Diane Foote