Ivy in Bloom by Vanita Oelschlager, 40 pages. PICTURE BOOK, POETRY. VanitaBooks, 2009. $16.
Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
This winter is cold and gray, and all Ivy wants is for spring to come. With the help of some poets, Ivy talks about the joy of March and April.
Oelschlager’s idea of putting a story together with the words of past poets is appealing, but I think it was poorly executed. The illustrator did a beautiful job in bringing the poetry to life for readers, but the words don’t fit together nicely, confusing me as I read. Honestly, my favorite part was the bibliography, which is probably the least appealing part for the intended audience.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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