Synopses & Reviews
"Time for bed,"Mother Earth said.
"Not for a while,"
said her wild child.
"A song, first.
I need a song
to play in my head
before going to bed."
So Mother Earth
gave her child a song....
But then this wild child wants a snack and PJs and a kiss....
Lynn Plourde's text snaps and crackles like the leaves of fall as Mother Earth gently gets her daughter ready for bed. And Greg Couch's extraordinary illustrations take readers from the soft greens of late summer through the fiery oranges of a fall sunset to the peaceful blues of early winter's eve. Wild children and their parents will revel in this scrumptious, loving tribute to the wonders of nature and of family.
Synopsis
Mother Earth attempts to put her wild child, Autumn, to bed. But this youngster isn't ready quite yet. Wild kids and their parents will love comparing notes in a scrumptious, insightful story of family. Color illustrations throughout.
About the Author
Lynn PIourde's first picture book,
Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud, was selected as one of
School Library Journal's 1997 Best Books of the Year. Kirkus declared it "a wonderful frolic in mud and verse." Lynn has worked for twenty years as a public school speech-language therapist. She is also the author of ten educational books, including the Classroom Listening and Speaking series. Lynn lives with her husband and three children in Winthrop, Maine, where she has been seen jumping in piles of leaves during her favorite season of fall.