Caldecott Honoree and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author/artist Jon J Muth takes a fresh and exciting new look at the four seasons!Eating warm cookies on a cold day is easy water catchesevery thrown stone skip skip splashWith a featherlight touch and disarming charm, Jon J Muth--and his delightful little panda bear, Koo--challenge readers to stretch their minds and imaginations with twenty-six haikus about the four seasons.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-2 category by the Kentucky Blue Grass Award. It also was recognised in the Poetry category by the Beehive Award. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award. Also it was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Poetry category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Nappa Gold Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2014 by Scholastic US .

Jon J Muth is the award-winning creator of several children's books, including STONE SOUP and THE THREE QUESTIONS. He illustrated COME ON, RAIN! by Karen Hesse and OLD TURTLE AND THE BROKEN TRUTH by Douglas Wood. His highly acclaimed comic books are published in Japan and the United States.