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The text is sequentially patterned and quite nice, almost poetic. The illustrations, though, are too cartoony for my taste for this happy little book. I think if I were the editor I'd get a different illustrator, or design this as a board book, because BBs are good for pattern stories that can be read over and over. ( )

word of the arrival of spring spreads from earth to worm to seed to ladybug and on through the natural world to a sleeping family, until everyone is dancing in celebration. ( )

Great for ages k-1. Book about spring. Children can draw a picture of something like to do in spring-time.

The sun announces to the earth that spring has arrived, the earth wakes the earthworm who then starts an awakening process all through the natural world ending with a family waking to join in the celebration of spring.