07/04/2016
Yellow Time (Beach Lane /S&S) by Lauren Stringer is a joyfully illustrated, lyrical picture book about the fleeting days before the wind blows the fall leaves into a "symphony of yellow." It begins, "The squirrels are too busy to notice./ And the geese have already gone./ Other birds have left, too,/ but not the crows./ Crows love yellow time." Yellow Time is a celebration of autumnal leaves, captured in swirling watercolor and acrylic paintings of children and other busy creatures.
9/20/16 - Shelf Awareness
Look outside! Yellow time is on its way.” In exuberant, expressive scenes of swirling yellow ash leaves on the wind, Stringer (When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky, 2013) playfully captures the anticipation of autumn. Children await the once-a-year fall event when the ash tree leaves turn a brilliant yellow. Several harbingers usher in yellow time, like geese leaving, squirrels collecting nuts, and crows that “fill still-leafy trees with their voices announcing its coming to everyone.” And when that moment arrives, when “the sky billows gray with clouds . . . WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!” the brilliant yellow ovals swirl in the sky, collect in puddles, and create “a symphony of yellow.” In paintings rich with movement, echoing the twirling, swooping gusts of color, Stringer depicts a diverse array of children and families enjoying the fall weather, some of whom are making their own yellow paintings of the much loved leaves. Stringer’s lyrical text celebrates this fleeting moment in the fall season, and it’s beautifully paired with her bold, riotous yellow scenes. A perfect read-aloud for autumn. — Anita Lock
Evoking the experience of watching leaves falling en masse from ash trees, this picture book celebrates the “yellow time” when “everywhere fills with yellow. A symphony of yellow.” The acrylic and watercolor paintings feature swirls and
September/October 2016 - The Horn Book Magazine
Look outside! Yellow time is on its way.” In exuberant, expressive scenes of swirling yellow ash leaves on the wind, Stringer (When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky, 2013) playfully captures the anticipation of autumn. Children await the once-a-year fall event when the ash tree leaves turn a brilliant yellow. Several harbingers usher in yellow time, like geese leaving, squirrels collecting nuts, and crows that “fill still-leafy trees with their voices announcing its coming to everyone.” And when that moment arrives, when “the sky billows gray with clouds . . . WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!” the brilliant yellow ovals swirl in the sky, collect in puddles, and create “a symphony of yellow.” In paintings rich with movement, echoing the twirling, swooping gusts of color, Stringer depicts a diverse array of children and families enjoying the fall weather, some of whom are making their own yellow paintings of the much loved leaves. Stringer’s lyrical text celebrates this fleeting moment in the fall season, and it’s beautifully paired with her bold, riotous yellow scenes. A perfect read-aloud for autumn. — Anita Lock
★ 07/01/2016
2016-06-01
