Crinkle, Crackle, CRACK: It's Spring!

Description

Rap, bap, tap. Late one winter night, a boy wakes to strange noises. There's a bear in his yard! The bear leads him to a forest, where the snow has grown muddy and the trees have sprouted buds. The frost is melting --crinkle, crackle, CRACK. As they move deeper into the forest, the sounds grow louder. Rap, bap, tap, crunch, scrunch, crinkle, crackle, CRACK! In an explosion of spring ice shattering, a baby bird is born, and flowers burst forth. It's spring!

Marion Dane Bauer has received many awards, including a Newbery Honor, for the books she has written for young people. Her picture books include In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb,illustrated by Caldecott winner Emily Arnold McCully, and Halloween Forest,illustrated by John Shelley. You can visit the author at www.mariondanebauer.com. John Shelley's illustrations are known internationally, especially in Japan, where he lived and worked for twenty-one years. He is the illustrator of Halloween Forest, by Marion Dane Bauer. John's website is www.jshelley.com.

"Great for reading aloud and just right for springtime story hours, this is a fanciful version of how dramatic the change of season can sometimes seem."-Booklist "Soft watercolor and ink illustrations are playful and detail-rich"-The Horn Book Guide