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Hardcover A Child's Calendar Book

ISBN: 0823414450

ISBN13: 9780823414451

A Child's Calendar

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A deluxe 20th anniversary edition of one of the first major award-winning titles to feature an interracial family, A Child's Calendar combines the star power of John Updike and Trina Schart Hyman. Celebrate the little moments that make each month special in this Caldecott Honor book, featuring twelve poems about a family and the turn of the seasons. From the short, frozen days of January, through the light of summer, to the first snowflakes of December, Updike's poems rejoices in the familiar, wondrous qualities that make each part of the year unique. Hyman's award-winning paintings--modeled after her own daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren--depict an interracial family going about the business of their lives throughout the year: sledding in January, watching fireworks in July, and playing in the autumn leaves. Featuring a redesigned cover, the 20th Anniversary Edition of this inclusive Caldecott Honor book is a beautiful read-aloud to treasure throughout the year, with family and friends. This description may be from another edition of this product.
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Customer Reviews

25 customer ratings | 7 reviews

Rated 1 stars
Illustrations Inappropriate

It’s worth mentioning that there is a child’s (child’s! Not baby) bare butt on the August page. As a mother fighting to NOT normalize viewing naked people in books.. This is frustrating. The poems are cute and I colored some swim shorts in Sharpie on the boy. Just wanted to warn other mothers.

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Rated 5 stars
Poems for each month of the year.

Beautiful artwork matched with interesting poems make a lovely match. . . I like the country setting of many of the pictures with animals and children sprinkled in each. .

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Rated 5 stars
The Heart of New England

A friend recommended this book for my grandbaby. What a beautiful second birthday gift for my lucky little girl. Most of us are familiar with John Updike. He is a contemporary, well known author from New England, Massachusetts to be exact. John Updike has written the poetry of each month. The poetry reaches into and grabs us all but particularly the child-the rhymes and rhythm so graceful. Trina Schart Hyman has drawn the...

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Rated 5 stars
Hung thin between the dark and dark.

I propose that we invent an entirely new category of children's literature. In my life I've had the pleasure of discovering, usually through complete accident, fabulous picture books that use poetry to convey seasons. Tasha Tudor's, "A Time To Keep" was the first of these and remains a favorite (if only because it is intricately tied into my own childhood). The second such book was Charlotte Zolotow's breathtaking, "Seasons:...

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