illustrated by Carey Armstrong-Ellis
2009, Abrams Books for Young Readers
32 pages
$15.95
Endpapers: Lime/springtime green
Title Page: Colorful, four of the students outside playing just after a rain shower
"On the first day of springtime, my teacher gave to me . .
. . . a garden to water carefully."
There are eight kids in the class, each with their own separate personalities. Their outfits and activities change as each day passes. The teacher's facial expressions are great - they always react to what the kids are doing. We watch a couple of aquariums in the classroom change as the days pass, one with caterpillars, the others with tadpoles. There's so much to see in each illustrations, Ella and I poured over each one.
At the back, the artist described how she created the illustrations, first sketching, then outlining in pen and ink, then painting with gouache and detailing with colored pencils. Very cool book.
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