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Isadora, Rachel

Do I Have to Wear a Coat?: A Journey Through the Seasons

32 pp. | Penguin/Paulsen | March, 2020 | Trade ISBN 978-0-525-51660-6 $17.99
(2) PS Isadora's (I Hear a Pickle, rev. 1/16) characteristic ink and watercolor art uses vignettes set against white backgrounds to show children joyfully experiencing the changing seasons. At the start of each section (and season) a young girl looks up at a tree. As the year unfolds and the seasons change, so too do the tree and the girl's clothing. Brief text and coordinating illustrations highlight the distinct natural elements and activities that each season brings (at least in northern climes). Statements about the seasons ("In summer, bees buzz"; "Fall is for hayrides, pumpkins, and trick-or-treating") are interspersed with children's first-person narrations ("We skate on the ice. / We breathe the frosty air"). The final page completes the cyclical journey, bringing readers back to the beginning by answering the title's question: "In spring I wore a raincoat. / In summer it was too hot for a coat. / In fall we wore sweaters. / In winter I HAD to wear a coat!"
Reviewer: Emmie Stuart | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2020

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