Hocus Pocus, It's Fall!
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- £6.49
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- £6.49
Publisher Description
Leaves on trees
are green and bright
Abracadabra!
What a Sight!
Eleven gatefolds open to re-create the excitement and surprise of fall’s arrival, revealing what happens when the leaves turn. Fall is a season of transition: apples are picked, and animals prepare for winter. Summer days are coming to an end, and there's a hint of winter in the air. Hocus Pocus, It’s Fall! celebrates the magic of that in-between time.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
O'Brien and Gal maintain that there's something downright magical in the changing seasons in this follow-up to Abracadabra, It's Spring! Gentle rhymes broken up by phrases like "Open sesame!" and "Razzle dazzle!" highlight cooling temperatures, the donning of sweaters, migrating birds, and other autumnal standbys; lifting full-page flaps reveals the completed rhymes while underscoring the idea that something special has taken place. In one scene, two children stare out over a green forest from their tree house; lifting the flap reveals a landscape transformed by vibrant orange, scarlet, and golden foliage ("Leaves on trees are green and bright./ Abracadbra!/ What a sight!"). Gal's cozy mixed-media images feel simultaneously retro and contemporary, a subtle reminder that autumn's pleasures are evergreen (so to speak). Ages 3 5.
