Now It Is Summer - Couverture rigide

Spinelli, Eileen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0802853404 ISBN 13 : 9780802853400

Editeur : William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2011

Synopsis

As a young mouse eagerly looks forward to everything that autumn will bring — friends at school, fallen leaves to play in, pumpkins to carve — his mother gently encourages him to join in all the summery joys that surround him right now — dancing fireflies, sunny beaches, peaches fresh from the orchard. In this delightful tale, a follow-up to her book Now It Is Winter, Eileen Spinelli reminds readers of all ages that they can be content in the moment and find happiness wherever they are. Children are sure to love Mary Newell DePalma's soft and whimsical paintings of mice celebrating summer.

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Now It Is SUMMER

By Eileen Spinelli

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

Copyright © 2011 Eileen Spinelli
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-8028-5340-0

Chapter One

Will it be autumn soon? Will a leafy breeze waken me by ruffling the curtains at my window? Will it dapple the air with apple-y scent? Soon?

Yes, it will be autumn soon enough, but now it is summer. Now the sun is lemony bright and the air is spattered sweet with grass cuttings. Take a deep breath.

Will it be autumn soon? Will there be warm cinnamon muffins on my breakfast plate – muffins I helped bake? Soon?

Yes, it will be autumn soon enough, but now it is summer. Now there are fresh peaches on your plate. Remember we found them yesterday at Old Country Orchard? Aren't they tasty?

Will it be autumn soon? Will we make my Halloween costume? I think I'd like to be a moppy lion this year or a floppy scarecrow.

Yes, autumn will come and we will make a lion suit or scarecrow overalls. But now it is summer. Now we need flip-flops and beach robes and ice pops from the freezer. Which flavor would you like?

Will it be autumn soon? Will the yellow school bus toot on its route to our house with all my friends waving at me? Soon?

Yes, the yellow bus will beep, beep, beep down our street in autumn. But now it is summer. Now the ferry is waiting. We'll cross the bay with your cousins for a picnic. You can carry the red-checked tablecloth. Hurry! The ferry is leaving.

Will it be autumn soon? Will I leap laughing into leaves heaped high in the backyard? Soon?

Yes, autumn will come, but now it is summer. Now you can tippy-toe into the gurgling surf. Happy splashing!

Will it be autumn soon? Will I get to choose my pumpkin from the farmer's patch? Will I carve a smiling jack-o'-lantern? Soon?

(Continues...)

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802853404
• ISBN 13: 9780802853400
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Depalma Mary Newell
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible