And Then It's Spring

by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Erin E. Stead

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Following a snow-filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that brown and resolve to plant a garden. They dig, they plant, they play, they wait . . . and wait . . . until at last, the brown becomes a more hopeful shade of brown, a sign that spring may finally be on its way.
 
Julie Fogliano's tender story of anticipation is brought to life by the distinctive illustrations Erin E. Stead, recipient of the 2011 Caldecott Medal.

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From Caldecott-winning illustrator Erin Stead and debut author Julie Fogliano comes AND THEN IT'S SPRING, about a little boy and his dog waiting for the first sign of the new season.

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“This seemingly real-time experience of getting to green is a droll, wistful ode to the stamina behind wanting, will, and perseverance.”--School Library Journal, Starred
 
“In an understated and intimate partnership, Fogliano and Stead conjure late winter doldrums and the relief of spring’s arrival, well worth the wait.”--Publishers Weekly, Starred
 
"This sweet seedling will undoubtedly take root and thrive. "--Kirkus, Starred
 
“Fogliano’s poetic yet grounded narrative is reminiscent of Charlotte Zolotow’s picture-book texts in its understatement and straightforward, childlike observations…As for the illustrations, there’s no sophomore slump for Stead: her second book is even better than her 2011 Caldecott winner, A Sick Day for Amos McGee (rev. 5/10).” --Horn Book Magazine, Starred
 
"A first-time author and the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of A Sick Day for Amos McGee (2011) team up in this beautiful ode to a patient gardener." --Booklist, Starred

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Holly  rated it  
Feb 21, 2012
I smiled hugely the whole time I read this book, and I wish I had money because right this very minute I want to go to online and have a copy sent to my sister, a gardener who has faith that all that brown will turn green (and the skills to make sure it does). Oh, and the dog in this book looks like ...more
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Tamara  rated it  
Feb 20, 2012
The most perfect kind of simple.

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and the brown,
still brown, has a greenish hum
that you can only hear
if you put your ear to the ground
and close your eyes

[With the boy and the dog and the turtle and the bunny, their ears ...more
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Laura  rated it  
Feb 17, 2012
Love the text and the illustrations. A perfect picturebook. ...more
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by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Erin E. Stead

Julie Fogliano has spent her entire life reading children's books. Now she stays up way too late writing her own books while eating cereal. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and their two boys. They make her very tired, but give her lots of good ideas. This is her first book. Erin E. Stead first met Julie Fogliano while working together in a New York City bookstore. Today she lives in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her husband, Philip, who is an author and illustrator, and with whom she co-created A Sick Day For Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal, for Roaring Brook Press. Erin creates her illustrations using woodblock printing techniques and pencil. blog.erinstead.com

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And Then It's Spring
by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Erin E. Stead

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Roaring Brook Press
A Neal Porter Book
February 2012
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781596436244
ISBN10: 1596436247
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8-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches, 32 pages, full color throughout
Age Range: 4 to 7
Grade Range: p to 2 Information for Librarians

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