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Summer Is Here
- Narrator
- Renée Watson
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 7 May 2024
- Run Time
- 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Picture storybooks
What to expect
New York Times bestselling creator Renée Watson offers a book ode to a picture-perfect summer day, from sunrise to sunset.
Summer is here!
No dark clouds in the sky,
it's a perfect day for play.
What joy will summer bring me today?
Summer is finally here, and she's bringing the most perfect day! From sunup to sundown, there's so much to do on this lovely summer day. With summer comes fresh fruit, sweet and tangy, jump ropes for leaping and dancing, and friends at the pool swimming and floating. Summer brings family cookouts under shady trees, gardens overflowing, and the familiar song of the ice-cream truck. This beautiful ode to all the season's sensations follows one girl's perfect day in an exploration of joy, family, friendship, sunshine, and wonder.
Her stars shimmer like spilled glitter across the sky.
I whisper a wish and say goodbye to the day.
I wish summer would stay.
Renée Watson celebrates iconic childhood joys in this love letter to summer.
Critics Review
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The stunning combination of Watson's poetic text with Jackson's delightful illustrations make this an ideal selection for both group read-alouds and one-on-one sharing. Highly recommended for purchase.
School Library Journal, starred review
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An utterly immersive celebration of the boundless joys of summer--may they never end!
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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Jackson employs bright light and sunlit hues to capture the ease and lengthy rhythms of an enjoyable summer's day, while sensate prose from Watson leads beat-by-beat . . . a yearning celebration of a fleeting season.
Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Just about everything readers could wish for from a summer day. The text and pictures are a feast for the senses.
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Details
- Author
- Renée Watson, illustrated by Bea Jackson
- Narrator
- Renée Watson
- Duration
- 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 May 2024
- ISBN
- 9781547615735
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Picture storybooks
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Summer Is Here written and read by Renée Watson.New York Times bestselling creator Renée Watson offers a book ode to a picture-perfect summer day, from sunrise to sunset.Summer is here!No dark clouds in the sky, it's a perfect day for play. What joy will summer bring me today?Summer is finally here, and she's bringing the most perfect day! From sunup to sundown, there's so much to do on this lovely summer day. With summer comes fresh fruit, sweet and tangy, jump ropes for leaping and dancing, and friends at the pool swimming and floating. Summer brings family cookouts under shady trees, gardens overflowing, and the familiar song of the ice-cream truck. This beautiful ode to all the season's sensations follows one girl's perfect day in an exploration of joy, family, friendship, sunshine, and wonder.Her stars shimmer like spilled glitter across the sky. I whisper a wish and say goodbye to the day.I wish summer would stay.Renée Watson celebrates iconic childhood joys in this love letter to summer.
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