Synopses & Reviews
& quot; This small and simple concept book describes the colors in a spring morning, a summer day, a fall evening, and a winter night. Four specific scenes lead up to each panoramic double-page spread that features a farmhouse with a girl and a boy, a cat and a dog. Siddals& #39; s appropriately straightforward and economical text is brought to life by Mather& #39; s folksy watercolors. . . . It is well done without being overdone, and the size is just right.& quot; < br=""> & mdash; School Library Journal< br=""> < br=""> & quot; Cheerful yet elegant, spare yet satisfying, compact yet enveloping: these are hardly the words usually < br=""> associated with simple concept books for the youngest children. But words and paintings combine to create a season book that surprises to the end. . . . Both author and artist capture the seasons with poetic intensity and wonder, finishing after & #39; Winter night& #39; with the simplest yet pleasing conclusion: & #39; Good night.& #39; & quot; & mdash; ALA Booklist< br=""> < br=""> & quot; A book of simple but deeply gratifying pleasures.& quot; < br=""> & mdash; Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
This small and simple concept book describes the colors in a spring morning, a summer day, a fall evening, and a winter night. Four specific scenes lead up to each panoramic double-page spread that features a farmhouse with a girl and a boy, a cat and a dog. Siddalss appropriately straightforward and economical text is brought to life by Mathers folksy watercolors. . . . It is well done without being overdone, and the size is just right.” School Library Journal
Cheerful yet elegant, spare yet satisfying, compact yet enveloping: these are hardly the words usually associated with simple concept books for the youngest children. But words and paintings combine to create a season book that surprises to the end. . . . Both author and artist capture the seasons with poetic intensity and wonder, finishing after Winter night with the simplest yet pleasing conclusion: Good night.”ALA Booklist
A book of simple but deeply gratifying pleasures.” Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Petra Mathers is the illustrator of many books for children, including Mary Siddal's Tell Me a Season. She is the author-illustrator of many more books, including Theodor and Mr. Balbini, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book for Children. She lives in Astoria, Oregon.Mary McKenna Siddals is a former teacher who now writes full-time. The author of two picture books for Clarion, she lives with her family in Prince George, B.C., Canada.