The Four Seasons for Little People

by Joseph M. Parramond

Summary

Beginning with autumn, this book chronicles the four seasons, explaining autumn colors, the beginning of rain and the end of summer vacation. It discusses how fall is the season for canning as well. Winter brings cold, as well as snow, and it also says winter is the season for Christmas. Spring discusses apple trees, new plants and flowers, blue skies, and the warmth of the sun after winter. Finally, summer is the last season, described by the bright colors, ripened fruit, red sun and vacationing.

Discussion

This book was written in _____, and all of the illustrations, though gorgeous, are of Christian Caucasians. Others reading this book may feel marginalized and left out. With this problem set aside, however, this book is great for explaining the changing of the seasons, and the colors used in the illustrations are vibrant and seen in everyday nature. As an informational book, this book is good for preschoolers initiating conversation about the seasons, but should not be used for older children. Though it accurately discusses the physical changing of the seasons, the people's behaviors in the book may not be accurate across the board, and the seasons do not change the same all over, though this is not specified. After each of the seasons, there is a section for adults to further explain the seasons to the children they are reading to, which I thought was a nice touch to the book, and it helped to make it more accurate and a better informational book.

Parramon, J. (1982). Four Seasons for Little People. Gastonia: Fidelity Associates, NC.