A winsome calf provides the backdrop-literally-for this charming story. With each turn of the page, the young animal is imaginatively transformed to reflect some activity of the four seasons: snow melting, seedlings springing up, harvest, all the way to the snow melting again and revealing that-the calf has grown. The story line follows the cycle of the seasons from one spring to the next, and its spare, fluid text-wedded to the vigorous graphics-vividly...

The changing seasons bring surprises to Clee, including a new baby brother early in the year and a turtle whose life seems to crawl away in the winter.

As four kittens who have never seen winter watch the seasons pass, three of them declare the reasons they will dislike snow when it arrives, while the fourth cannot wait to experience it for himself.

Tells the story of the Meadow family and the life they lead in the quiet country town of Blue Hill, Virginia.

"Claire sees . . . [lava, sandy beaches, and undersea coral reefs] on her island of Hawai'i. Yet she dreams of snow falling from the sky, snowflakes melting on her tongue, and most of all, building a snowman. See how Claire's dreams become 'real' as she learns to appreciate the island she call home"--Provided by publisher.