Wonderful Seasons

by Emily Winfield Martin

Celebrate the seasons with this original board book by Emily Winfield Martin--perfect for baby showers and fans of the New York Times Bestseller, The Wonderful Things You Will Be !

From Springtime fun to cozy Winter, this book captures the adorableness of a diverse cast of babies in the beauty of all four seaons. With simple text and irresistable art, this lighthearted book will bring a smile to parents and the youngest readers alike.

Genres: Picture Books, Summer, Childrens

26 pages, Board Book

Published September 5, 2023

About the author

Emily Winfield Martin makes paintings, books, and other things. When she was small, she spent every moment drawing, reading, dressing rabbits in fancy clothes, and having many peculiar daydreams. When she grew up, she began to illustrate those peculiar daydreams, and after college, she created a cottage industry called The Black Apple, which sells all manner of art and etceteras.

She works in a tiny nook of a studio filled with old children's books, wind-up toys, and stacks of fabric. Her work is inspired by fairy tales, music, myths, carnivals, children's books from the late 19th through mid 20th century, her favorite films, and autobiography.

She likes bears and sea monsters and seashell pink poppies. She lives and works among the giant fir trees of Portland, OR.

Reviews

[Jake Vincent · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel this book is single-handedly responsible for my 17-month-old's explosion of nouns! Brilliant!

[Alli · Rating 5 out of 5]

A darling book with unbelievably sweet illustrations. The seek-and-find structure of the book makes it fun for baby and adult, which is a very important quality in a board book that will be read no less than 100 times.

[Natalie Tate · Rating 3 out of 5]

A beautiful board book with seek-and-find elements for each season. Probably best suited for older board book readers.

[Addie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. 18 month old only liked the ball and apple...the rest of it seemed to annoy her

[R. L. Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect for teaching about seasons! Beautiful art!

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautiful illustrated seek and find book for toddlers or preschoolers. Each season has a set of related things to find in the scene with all the babies and kids.

[Ms. Madalyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not really something readable for storytime.

[Kids Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a perfect book. Playful vocab paired with sweet and serene splash pages.

[Earl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another adorable addition to Emily Winfield Martin's collection of board books babies will love includes a seek and find element for each season.

[Brooke - TheBrookeList · Rating 3 out of 5]

This whimsical and cutesy little board book feels like a classic baby gift. The darling children are featured on a page for each season, with all the little things they have named, then hiding on the following pages, as a bit of a seek and find. It looks good and has a very classic style.

Read as a nomination in the 2023 Fiction Picture Book book award category as a panelist for Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards (Cybils Awards).

It's a book adults assume kids will like, which they will, but they really probably won't love again and again.

[Rachel N. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adorable and beautiful, as all of Martin's books are! I liked the visual allusion to The Snowy Day.

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely on its own, with a seek-and-find component for the readers who can sit still for it!