An understated little beauty with enough tiny details to ensnare squirmy children worldwide, author Fogliano and illustrator Stead have pooled their considerable talents to bring us a great example of what happens when you stop to grow the flowers.Ī boy, his dog, his turtle, a rabbit, and various assorted birds go out on a day that wavers between blue and gray skies. And Then It’s Spring does a rather good job at drilling this idea home.
I know that in the past teachers have done assignments that involve raising seeds with the idea of teaching children about how plants grow, but it seems to me that there’s just as much to be said for teaching kids that under normal circumstances all good things come to those that wait. When kids can just hop on the internet and within less than a minute be connected to the sites they want and need then the idea of something taking not just days but weeks is capable of blowing their furry little minds. Though it varies from child to child, immediate satisfaction is something our day and age strives to give us in everything from grocery shopping to movie selection. Actually it is, but tell that to anyone under the age of fifteen (to pick an arbitrary age). A Neal Porter Book, Roaring Brook Press (an imprint of Macmillan)
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