PICTURE BOOKS
Bauer, Marion Dane

Crinkle, Crackle, Crack: It's Spring!

(4) K-3 Illustrated by John Shelley. Coaxed from his bed on a late winter night by a bear risen from his own slumber, a boy hears a loud cracking. With a party of woodland creatures, he marches toward the sound, discovering a giant egg as it bursts open--revealing spring in all its glory. Soft watercolor and ink illustrations are playful and detail-rich, but the story's buildup is slow.

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