Saturday, March 1, 2025

Crinkle, Crackle, Crack It's Spring! by Marion Dane Bauer illustrated by John Shelley*

 Unusual narrator: 2nd person (you)

A child enters the late winter night with a bear. The bear says, "It's time." As the child follows the bear, more creatures join their stroll, saying, "It's time." Time for what? The child and reader will be surprised by what bursts out of a huge egg.

I loved the word choice (just a few examples-lumbering, curving claw, pokes, mud sucks at your feet), figurative language, and onomatopoeia. I am not sure if younger readers will understand what pops out the egg-it may require parent discussion. It is a metaphor.

*Highly recommend.

-Borrowed via ILL.



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