A joyful look at the months of the year through the eyes of a young child.
From January through December, experience a world of color, wonder and silliness. March is for celebrating a birthday, July is for swimming upside down, September is for crunchy piles of leaves and December is for a kingdom all in white. Experience a whole year to play and celebrate!
Author and illustrator Emilie Leduc brings a vibrant year of childhood to life with her soft yet vivid illustrations and poetic text. Each month of the year shows off a new wonder, and the giddy smiles of the child in the story are sure to be contagious.
A joyful look at the months of the year through the eyes of a young child.
From January through December, experience a world of color, wonder and silliness. March is for celebrating a birthday, July is for swimming upside down, September is for crunchy piles of leaves and December is for a kingdom all in white. Experience a whole year to play and celebrate!
Author and illustrator Emilie Leduc brings a vibrant year of childhood to life with her soft yet vivid illustrations and poetic text. Each month of the year shows off a new wonder, and the giddy smiles of the child in the story are sure to be contagious.
| Published By | Groundwood Books Ltd — Jul 24, 2015 |
| Specifications | 28 pages | 8 in x 8 in |
| Keywords | Seasons; Months of the Year; Months; Seasons Change; Literary Award; Book Award; Shortlist; Governor General's Award; Picture Books; Illustrations; CCBC; CCBC Best Books; Weather; Nature; Outdoors; Summer; Winter; Spring; Fall; Childrens Book; Kids Book; Translation; How Seasons Work; Cats; Poetry; Story Time; Read Out Loud; Canadian Authors; Concept Books; Earth; Sensory; |
| Written By |
EMILIE LEDUC graduated in graphic design from the Université du Québec à Montreal in 2010. She studied animation at the Cégep du Vieux Montréal. She has worked as a graphic designer, animator and illustrator for various television series. In 2010, Emilie received the Michèle Lemieux Award for Illustration. All Year Round was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Illustration in 2012. Emilie lives and works in Montreal. |
| Illustrated by |
ÉMILIE LEDUC has worked as a graphic designer, animator and illustrator for various television series. In 2010, she received the Michèle Lemieux Award for Illustration. Her picture book All Year Round was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Illustration in 2012. Emilie lives and works in Montreal, Quebec. |
| Audience | ages 2 to 5 / grades P to 1 |
| Reading Levels |
Reading Recovery 17
Guided Reading J Lexile AD480L |
Short-listed, Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Illustration, 2012
Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens, 2016