(3) K-3 Illustrated by Leslie Evans. After writing books celebrating the other seasons, Schnur completes the cycle with an alphabetical listing of winter events, recorded in brief blocks of text. Read vertically, each line's first letter spells out the seasonal word being described, such as flurry or holiday. The evocative poetry and colorful linoleum-cut illustrations capture both the chilly season and the warmth of experiencing it with family and friends.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Leslie Evans. Winsome summertime images of beaches, hiking, and picnics are captured in hand-colored linoleum block illustrations and brief free verse poems that celebrate the season, from "the longest days of the year" to the appearance of "autumn's twinkling constellations." The text is arranged acrostic-style, so that the first letter of each line spells out the word being described.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Stacey Schuett. In hushed tones, Schnur describes a rural landscape emerging from winter. From sun up till sun down on the small farm, the first signs of spring appear: a warm wind in the trees, the creaking of the old house, dripping icicles, and overflowing sap buckets. The soft edges and thick brush strokes of Schuett's paintings aptly capture the turning of the season.

Reviewer: Emma Loy-Santelli

(3) PS Illustrated by Stacey Schuett. In this rhyming counting book, a girl lists an assortment of nighttime lights, from TV sets to raccoon eyes. She counts one by one up to twenty and then skips to fifty. The last three groupings--one hundred, one thousand, and one million--aren't meant to be counted; instead, Schuett's textured, painterly depictions of lightning, fireworks, and stars show multitudes in an eye-catching finale.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Leslie Evans. An alphabetical listing of springtime's sights, sounds, and emotions is recorded in brief blocks of text that form engaging acrostics. Read vertically, the first letter of each line spells out the seasonal word being described, such as kites, seeds, and twilight. The evocative free verse captures the season's promise, as do the colorful block-print illustrations.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta