"Buds of leaves
still curled in knots
just like teeny polka dots
spots of green on bare-branched trees
soon buds will bloom and leaves
unfurl
yes, shimmery light
on every thing."
While it is definitely not spring where I live, it won't matter when you read this book filled with 'word magic' by Sheree Fitch. Her verses sing with energy and carefully-chosen words. This celebration for the coming of spring is fun to read (with practice) anytime of the year if you want your kids to hear just how 'lip-slippery' reading can be. You will need to be familiar with the tone, the rhythm, and the language itself before reading it aloud to others.
Winter can be long, and the shift to spring and its many sights and sounds is celebrated with wonder on every page of this beautiful book. Imaginative and filled with a love of the natural world and its many marvels, Ms. Fitch entertains and informs as she has always done.
Her questions will have listeners pondering their answers, and wanting to discuss ideas inspired by them.
"Does a butterfly have a mother?
Is its brother still a bitter caterpillar
crawling on the ground?
I would love to ask a little butterfly
but the butterfly's such a slippery flutter-flutterer
never ever settles down."
What a magical season spring is! The brilliant quilted artwork created by Deb Plestid provides the most admirable backdrop for the coming of spring and its many celebratory days. It does indeed inspire hearts to 'sing in the spring', as does Sheree Fitch's inspired repetitive refrain that reminds readers:
"Hum, hum, keep humming on
Hum, hum, hum - along song:
Bring in, ring in, sing in the spring
Sparkly light on everything!"
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