And Then It's Spring -- Julie Fogliano, Hardcover

Following a snow-filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that brown and resolve to plant a garden. They dig, they plant, they play, they wait . . . and wait . . . until at last, the brown becomes a more hopeful shade of brown, a sign that spring may finally be on its way.

Julie Fogliano's tender story of anticipation is brought to life by the distinctive illustrations Erin E. Stead, recipient of the 2011 Caldecott Medal.

This title has Common Core connections.

And Then It's Spring is one of The Washington Post's Best Kids Books of 2012.
One of Kirkus Reviews' Best Children's Books of 2012

Author: Julie Fogliano
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 02/14/2012
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 10.74h x 8.85w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9781596436244
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 161236 / And Then It's Spring

Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Alabama Camellia Award - Nominee
Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/19/2011
Booklist 12/15/2011 pg. 52
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2012 pg. 69
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2012 pg. 2434
School Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 74
Shelf Awareness 02/17/2012
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2012
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/05/2012 pg. 36
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 57
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2013 pg. 13
School Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 52
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 26 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
BookPage 03/01/2012

About the Author

Julie Fogliano has spent her entire life reading children's books. Now she stays up way too late writing her own books while eating cereal. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and their two boys. They make her very tired, but give her lots of good ideas. And Then It's Spring is her first book.

Erin E. Stead first met Julie Fogliano while working together in a New York City bookstore. Today she lives in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her husband, Philip, who is an author and illustrator, and with whom she co-created A Sick Day For Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal, for Roaring Brook Press. Erin creates her illustrations using woodblock printing techniques and pencil.