(3) K-3 Illustrated by Leslie Evans. Rhyming couplets follow two little girls frolicking in a park in early spring as they notice various blooming trees. Some have easily recognizable flower forms, such as dogwood and magnolia, while others have less obvious flowering parts, like white pine. Pink-tinged linoleum-block-print, watercolor, collage, and digital art showcase the flora. A simple guide to the trees and an author's note are appended.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Leslie Evans. Using complex poetry forms and cleverly constructed lines, Bulion pays tribute to sea creatures: "They're hunters and foragers, hiders and peekers, / continuous feeders and one-meal-a-weekers." Informational text accompanies each poem, which, combined with the backmatter on poetic form, makes this a useful interdisciplinary catch. Evans's spare, well-placed hand-colored linoleum block prints hold their own without overwhelming the text. Reading list, websites. Glos.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Leslie Evans. Ambitious, innovative design characterizes this book: pages of heavy stock feature tabs showing the moon's silhouette for the eight different phases; a cutout within each illustration reinforces this information. The text consists mainly of (occasionally forced) rhyming quatrains. Digitally enhanced linoleum block print and watercolor illustrations artfully support the science.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Leslie Evans. Tramping through snowy woods with his golden-furred dog, a red-jacketed boy observes the shapes of seven common trees, including maple, birch, and white spruce. Brief rhyming text presents simple facts about the trees, and the digitally enhanced linoleum block, watercolor, and collage illustrations are graphically pleasing. Together, text and art pay homage to some of nature's wintry wonders.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Leslie Evans. Each of the nineteen poems in this slim volume takes a different poetic form (e.g., Shakespearean sonnet for "Wolf Spider Mama") to convey information on the bug in question, to varying degrees of success. In addition to some creative design, Evans's linoleum block and watercolor prints add visual interest. Notes on the poetry forms are included. Reading list, websites. Glos.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Leslie Evans. Leaves are falling everywhere in this autumn offering richly illustrated with linoleum block prints. A rhyming text identifies leaves from trees including maples, oaks, and willows, as two children and a dog frolic among the red, yellow, and brown shapes around them. This is a simple look at the beautiful designs found in nature. An afterword provides additional leaf facts.

Reviewer: Hilary Breed Van Dusen

(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 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