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Manushkin, Fran

How Mama Brought the Spring

32 pp. | Dutton | January, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-525-42027-9 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Holly Berry. After Rosy complains that wintertime is too cold, her mother tells her the story of how her grandmother "brought spring to Minsk." The text explains how Grandma Beatrice rolls out "golden circles...like sunflowers against a blue sky" and prepares blintzes (recipe appended) for the family. The motion-filled illustrations incorporate traditional Eastern European patterns and details.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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