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Spring Stroll in the City

by Cathy Goldberg Fishman
Melanie Hall
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Spring stroll in the city
What do I see?
One giant shamrock.
Two kites in a tree.
Take a stroll through the city in springtime and experience the sights, sounds, colors, and smells of the multitude of different holidays we celebrate this season. From St. Patrick's Day and Easter to Nowruz and Cinco de Mayo, everyone has a reason to celebrate. With simple rhymes, a counting pattern, and stunning papercraft art reminiscent of Ezra Jack Keats, this diverse board book is the perfect introduction to the cultural melting pot that makes the city so special.

  • Creators

  • Series

    In the City

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 27, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781641705387

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      July 1, 2021

      Toddler-PreS-City sights and holidays abound in this gorgeous counting board book. A young child explores the city on each spread, encountering St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Nowruz, and Cinco de Mayo. The holidays are only alluded to though and this title works perfectly as a simple counting book: "A spring stroll in the city. What do I see? 1 giant shamrock." The papercraft illustrations feature the child walking in a group of people wearing green while holding a giant shamrock. Children will delve into the illustrations and search for animals on each spread. A first purchase for most libraries.

      Copyright 2021 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Kirkus

      September 15, 2021
      Young readers follow a child through a city neighborhood counting what they see. Busy illustrations only vaguely depict city living. Buildings in some backgrounds are multistory, and this brown-skinned child's neighborhood is diverse: a girl in a hijab, a boy wearing an African kufi, children with different skin tones and hair textures. Unfortunately, this casual diversity borders on stereotyping with "8 straw sombreros hung on a pole" above a child mariachi band while the protagonist dances with another kid. Perhaps it's Cinco de Mayo? Indeed, many spring holidays are crammed into this walk: "1 giant shamrock," "matzo stacked 5 boxes high," and "7 eggs in a bowl" all make their appearances with no clear sense of the passage of time. Readers may wonder how the "6 fluffy bunnies" against a neutral background fit into this city stroll. The colorful illustrations are sweet, but the counting task takes a back seat to the whimsical decorative elements. The "2 kites in a tree" are hidden by the tree's leaves, and the "3 bunches of tulips" are hard to distinguish from other flowers in the busy scene. This challenge persists with young readers asked to count small items or things they may not readily recognize. Springtime, yes--but not particularly effective as a counting book nor for showing city life. (Board book. 2-4)

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  • OverDrive Read

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  • English

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