"Why is this happening?
Why?
Spring is so special.
How can I live now?"
When you live where I live, at the moment you may have a love-hate relationship with spring. Yesterday was sunny and the temperature was 18C; today the wind is whipping and our high for the day is -7C. What did we do to the weather gods overnight?
I was feeling exactly as this sweet and excited pup was feeling yesterday. In first person voice, all the 'feels' are shared. Bright flowers, clear skies, the wonder of romping from place to place, and the joy inherent in celebrating its arrival. Wait ... dipping a nose into those wonderful flowers results in a series of huge and unstoppable sneezes and finally the realization that they are an allergic reaction. What's a pup to do?
A concerned owner has a hopeful solution: a cloth mask and goggles! While no longer able to smell all the spring smells so loved, both prevent constant sneezes.
"I STILL LOVE SPRING!"
This is the third time for this sweet canine to deal with concepts that are new. First Winter (2023) and then Easter (2024), now Spring. The deliriously happy approach in the first two is echoed in this entry to the series. Words and pictures together are essential to the storytelling, and to the delight young children will feel in sharing all three books.
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