What Comes in Spring?

by Barbara S. Horton

A mother explains to her daughter how she grew inside her as the seasons changed, bringing great happiness to Mama and Daddy both at her birth and now

Genres: Picture Books, Family, 1st Grade

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very sweet, gentle, and VERY PASTEL trip through the year as explained by a mother to her child.
Might be a good bedtime book, as it made me feel sleepy.

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book offers a quiet, lyrical look at the coming seasons and the myriad things a mother and her child look forward to doing together. It also recounts the year that the mother met and married her husband and subsequently gave birth to her child.

I love that the mother is shown to be about to breastfeed her infant in the page where she talks about the birth, and it is seen as a normal and close experience for the two.

Overall, this is a sweet story, one of remembering as well as expectation, one of familial closeness and love. Perfect for reading with a young child.

interesting quotes:

"...every step you take makes tracks, and every breath you take makes smoke." (p. 21 - unpaged)

"...leaves sing when the wind blows" (p. 26 - unpaged)

[Melba Deoleo]

The books starts with a little girl asking her mom the simple question " Mama, what comes in spring?". She asnwers her questions with things that happen in the spring, but soon each season not only tells the story what the seasons include, but also the story of she fell in love with her father, got married and had a child who they love dearly. The illustrations are vivid, it uses a range of colors and the images look a bit faded as a way to show us that this are memories from the past. I would use this story to not only teach my students about the seasons, but i would evolve the lesson into having them create a small book with a memory of something that happened to them in each one of the seasons that is special to them.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

I decided to read this book because the cover had the word spring on it and I wanted to read about spring...instead. this is more of a seasons book. Mom met dad in the spring, they got married in the summer, the baby was conceived in Fall, the baby gets bigger in mama tummy in Winter and then the baby is born in Spring. It does make a full circle but it more about life and events than seasons. The pictures are very nice and it is a sweet book just not what I was expecting. Still worth reading!

[Rachael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grade: 1st-2nd Topic: Change of the Seasons, Characteristics of the Seasons

Intro to the changes of the seasons. Writing a story that encompasses an entire year.
What are some characteristics of Spring? Fall? Summer? Winter?
This book can be used as a literature piece that weaves in science content.

[Brandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

-pre-k and kindergarten students
-introduce seasons
-talk about things that happen in each season
-what happened to them in each season (make text to self connections)

[Buxmont Uu]

WAMWAO Session 10

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mother and child review the seasons highlighting the significance of each for their family. Pastel illustrations give the book the hazy sweet feelings of memories. PreK-2.

[The Transmuted Tree · Rating 4 out of 5]

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