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Only the trees know / written by Jane Whittingham ; illustrated by Cinyee Chiu.
"Little Rabbit is tired of waiting for spring. His parents can't tell him when it will arrive, and neither can his grandmama. Be patient, they tell him. But Little Rabbit isn't very good at being patient. Spring will come on its own time, they say. But when will that be? Only the trees know, says his grandmama. But when Little Rabbit tries asking the trees, nothing happens. Determined to make the trees notice him, Little Rabbit almost overlooks what's been there all along: hopeful signs that spring is on the way."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781525304927
- Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Kids Can Press, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
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| Subject: | Rabbits > Juvenile fiction. Spring > Juvenile fiction. Trees > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rossland Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossland Public Library | E WHI (Text) | 35162001022844 | Easy | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2022 September #1
Little Rabbit is tired of winter. He asks his parents when it will be spring, but they tell him he must be patient. He checks to see if his grandmother has a different answer. She advises him to ask the trees. Only they know, she says. Little Rabbit tries talking to the trees, but they are frustratingly silent. Shouting and jumping to get their attention, Little Rabbit exhausts himself but still gets no reply. Only when he calms down does he experience the quiet, small beginnings of spring. He smells soil in places where the snow is melting and small plants are emerging. He hears birdsong and sees tiny buds on trees. These signs provide the answer. The trees are communicating. Spring is coming soon. Gouache-and-pastel illustrations emphasize the seasonal process with a subtly changing color palette, slowly adding bits of color to the initially white landscape. The mindfulness theme of the story encourages readers, like the young rabbit, to slow down and be aware of their surroundings instead of constantly looking forward. Preschool-Grade 2. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2022 August #2
A small rabbit tired of the loneliness of winter wants to know when spring will finally arrive. Little Rabbit is hungry without meadow grass to eat and run through and his friends to play with; they're either down south or hibernating. When will it be spring? Unsatisfied with his parents' answersâwait and be patientâLittle Rabbit seeks out wise Grandmama Rabbit. Her advice is to ask the trees, for only they will know when spring will come. But Little Rabbit fears he is too little to attract the trees' attention, his voice too small for them to hear, and his ears too weak to hear their answer. Tuckered from his attempts to gain an answer, he falls asleep among a tree's roots, waking up when a familiar but long-unsmelled odor tickles his nose and a song he hasn't heard in a while fills the air. And when he opens his eyes, he spies the first bits of green signaling spring. The gouache, pastel, and digital illustrations are smudgy and full of the whites, blues, and browns of a wintertime forest, and the rabbits' fur is alight with patches of pastel blue, pink, and yellow. Young readers who are similarly tired of all the indoor play and loneliness of winter will eagerly turn to the trees to see their own signs of spring. (This book was reviewed digitally.) Here's to spring green, togetherness, and looking to the trees. (Picture book. 3-8) Copyright Kirkus 2022 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
