Egads! Even in summertime it seems I cannot get away from the ever pervasive (or so it seems to me) Twelve Days of Christmas! At least with the books (and I've used many in my blog) I don't have to listen to it. ;-) This time it is Alaska's 12 Days of Summer, by Pat Chamberlin-Calamar and illustrated by Shannon Cartwright. I enjoyed the choices made for each line of the song and spent more time than I really care to admit making sure they were all used with each line as the song progressed. There are facts on the animals used as well. A fun book!

Boom Boom, by Sarvinder Naberhaus and illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine is for very early readers. There are simple (repeated) words for each of the seasons along with wonderful pictures of children at play.

I loved Pond, by Jim La Marche! Here, a vacant, and trashed lot is cleaned up and returned to what it once was, a pond. It takes the effort of all the kids in the neighborhood, and it's hard work, but the results are amazing as the pond recovers and changes with each season.

Reading Hermit With Dog