![]() ![]() At the end, we sit quietly and listen to the sounds we hear. While the book describes a neighborhood walk, we read this book when we go camping and cabining. ![]() The Listening Walk encourages children to listen to the sounds around them. The Listening Walk by Paul Showers and Aliki. A girl and her father take a walk, and the girl describes the sounds she hears along the way: footsteps, a sprinkler, a jackhammer, crickets, and more. Taro Gomi’s whimsical illustrations are lovely. Spring is Here by Taro Gomi. Describes the changing of the seasons. This perfectly executed concept book has a surprise ending that is a treat the first time you read it. It’s Spring! by Samantha Berger. In this playful rhyme, animals in turn convey the message that spring has arrived. ![]() Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert. A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers and watch them grow. Part concept book, Planting a Rainbow introduces children to colors and flowers. I love Anne Rockwell’s straightforward telling of the story, Harlow Rockwell’s delicate illustrations, perfect for spring, and how signs of spring are subtley incorporated into this simple story. My Spring Robin by Anne Rockwell, Harlow Rockwell, and Lizzy Rockwell. As a young girl searches her backyard for her “spring robin,” she notices many signs of spring - a bee taking honey from a crocus, a yellow forsynthia bush, fuzzy fiddleheads sprouting, etc. ![]()
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