Green on Green
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Discover the joys of nature, seasons, family—and the vibrant colors of them all—in this lyrical picture book from the author of the acclaimed Blue on Blue.
A child is on a colorful journey through the seasons, filled with yellow flowers and blue coral in spring and summer and orange pumpkins and green pine forests in fall and winter. All the while, there is another colorful change on the horizon—the birth of a new sibling.
With gentle, rhyming text and vivid artwork, this book is a heartfelt celebration of family, nature, seasons, colors, and the wonder and magic of them all.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Lemonade petals./ Sunflakes between./ Lemonade, sunflakes, and yellow on green." Sala (What's Cooking at 10 Garden Street?) anchors this serene, incantatory poem by White (Who Eats Orange?) with a family mother, father, child, all with brown skin and black hair she follows through the seasons. With feather-light economy, White's musical language ("Gentle the breezes./ Rain between./ Breezes and rain and yellow on green") combines color and sensation. In watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil, soft lines and saturated hues mark each new season: an apple harvest for fall, a snow-laden spruce for winter. As the weather grows colder ("Cinnamon spice./ Almond between./ Cinnamon, almond, and brown on green"), it becomes clear that the family is expecting a baby. Rolling winter farmland signals space and peace; the family gathers with others to sing carols, and the child lays a hand on their mother's stomach with a smile. Soon, the mother and an infant are visible through the house's window. White's words beat at the same slow pace as time lived by the seasons, and Sala's paintings celebrate lives immersed in nature's wealth. Ages 4 8. Author's)
