Product Description

And so begins a new year full of sights, sounds, and feelings. From January through December, the months of the year are celebrated in beloved children’s poet Myra Cohn Livingston’s pleasing verse and Will Hillenbrand’s lively art.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #966569 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Library Binding
• 32 pages

From Booklist
"January shivers / February shines / March blows off the winter ice / April makes / the mornings nice . . ." First published in 1959 in the collection Wide Awake and Other Poems, this simple poem by the late Livingston gets its own picture book here with a lively double-page spread for each month of the year. The bright, clear, mixed-media artwork--ink, acrylic, gouache, and collage--extends the words with images of kite-flying, fireworks in the sky, a preschooler starting school in September, Halloween costumes, making angels in the snow. More than the words alone, the pictures will help adults talk about the concept of the calendar with preschoolers, who will have fun acting out the words as they enjoy the seasonal changes. Hazel Rochman
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About the Author
Myra Cohn Livingston,was a celebrated poet and a recipient of the Excellence in Poetry Award from the National Council of Teachers of English, and the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota, as well is a two-time winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Award.

Will Hillenbrand has illustrated many books, including "'Asleep in the Stable"', which he wrote, and "'What a Treasure!"'

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
January shivers, February shines, March blows off the winter ice, April makes the mornings nice.

Customer Reviews

A delightful visual complement to the appealing and simple text
Two-time winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Award Myra Cohn Livingston presents Calendar, an easy reader picturebook that introduces young people to the months of the year. Colorful papercut-style illustrations provide a delightful visual complement to the appealing and simple text. Recommended for novice readers just beginning to sound out their first words. "January shivers, / February shines, / March blows off the winter ice, /April makes the mornings nice".

It was my favorite year...
Gorgeous artwork accompanies this sparse, gentle poem about the passing of the seasons and months. A very classy presentation, and a rich visual feast. (ReadThatAgain)