The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Sidman, Joyce

Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors

32 pp. | Houghton | March, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-01494-4 $16.00

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski. Sidman rejoices in the way colors, and how we perceive them, change with seasons. In spring, shy "Green peeks from buds" while "Yellow shouts with light!" In winter, "Green waits / in the hearts of trees." Zagarenski's richly patterned mixed-media spreads add texture and extend the imagery, sustaining the playfulness of the text and its senses of awe, mystery, and beauty.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2009