Brrrr: A Book Of Winter. By Il Sung Na (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
This is the usual story of what animals do when autumn arrives, getting ready for winter, and then what happens for the arrival of spring. There are few words, but the illustrations stop you, wanting to savor each detail of Na’s gorgeous collages. I don’t know which page is better, the turtles swimming to warmer water or the squirrels gathering food for winter. The rabbit “main” character visits the pages as if it’s watching what each animal does to prepare. And this same beautiful rabbit at the end caps the story, definitely ready for spring. I LOVE the layers, layout, colors, and design of the art in this book! (I pretty much want a skirt made out of every pattern on the pages.) The text is plain and simple, not groundbreaking, but just right for a young toddler absorbing new information about animal behavior. The only thing missing for me is information about the rabbit! I wish the text explicitly said something for its young audience about the rabbit's coat changing color, just as it said something about every other animal. But that's a small quibble, and really, the illustrations are beautiful. I'd love to do a K-1-2 art storytime where we read this and an Eric Carle book and then made our own patterned paper for collages.3 stars for the text, 5 for the art.
What do You think about Brrrr: A Book Of Winter. By Il Sung Na (2010)?
I liked the use of the rabbit as a unifying link between the seasons.
—Lindsey
good to have right at change of season
—coolman659
