Bibliographic Information
When Spring Comes
by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Lauren Dronzek
(Greenwillow Books, 2016)
Set Information
Contains 16 Laminated Sheets. Cover and last page are approx 9"x11.5". Other 14 sheets are approx 11.5" x 17.5"
Laminated pages can be mounted according to borrowing library's preference. Please do not puncture the laminated pages.
Please remove tape, Velcro, and other adhesives before returning.
This StoryWalk® was generously donated by the Richmond Memorial Library.
“The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the
Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.”
Book Summary
The award-winning, bestselling husband-and-wife team of Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek collaborate for the first time since their acclaimed picture book Birds. Before spring comes, the trees are dark sticks, the grass is brown, and the ground is covered in snow. But if you wait, leaves unfurl and flowers blossom, the grass turns green, and the mounds of snow shrink and shrink. Spring brings baby birds, sprouting seeds, rain and mud, and puddles. You can feel it and smell it and hear it—and you can read it!
Kevin Henkes uses striking imagery, repetition, and alliteration to introduce basic concepts of language and the changing of the seasons. And Laura Dronzek’s gorgeous, lush paintings show the transformation from quiet, cold winter to the joyful newborn spring. Watch the world transform when spring comes!