Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-A child remembers the robin that sang for her the previous summer and anticipates its return. Everywhere she looks she finds signs of spring. The crocus are blooming, the forsythia bush is a mass of yellow blossoms, and the fiddlehead ferns are pushing their way through last year's brown leaves. But no robin sits on a branch in the magnolia tree or seems to be anywhere in her yard. She sees a small toad hiding behind a clump of daffodils and a shiny earthworm among the purple violets. Then she hears her robin's song-Cheer-up, cheerilee! Cheer-up, cheerilee!/Cheer-up, cheerilee!" Her spring robin has returned. Pencil and watercolor illustrations on uncrowded spreads are just right for this gentle tale. An almost life-sized picture of the bird appears on both the first and last pages. The simple text and realistic artwork will certainly remind children to keep their eyes open and their ears attuned to the coming of spring. Originally published in 1987, this edition has a new jacket and refreshed interior art.-Mary Jean Smith, formerly at Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
The pigtailed girl from Apples and Pumpkins, At the Beach, and The First Snowfall concludes her seasonal adventures in this redesigned volume. As she looks for a robin, she sees signs of spring all around her: insects, flowers, tree blossoms, fiddleheads, and rain. A simple text, large type, and bright pencil and watercolor illustrations draw readers into the joys of the season. (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
When the small narrator's favorite bird flew away in the fall, her father told her it would come back in the spring. Beginning in March, she looks for it, seeing crocuses, forsythia, magnolias, and the first fiddleheads before the robin family puts in an appearance. This very simple story is appropriately illustrated in the usual accessible Rockwell style; though the drawing is a little clumsy, it does convey the feeling of the first springtime arrivals. Commendably, the blossoms shown together also come simultaneously in nature. Useful seasonal fare for the youngest. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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