Hi, Mister Robin!

 

Hi, Mister Robin!

Alvin Tresselt

pictures by Rodger Duvoisin

Tresselt and Duvoisin pair up again for a story about Spring.  A little boy is restless waiting for Spring.  He spots a robin who tells him to just keep watching and listening and that Spring is almost there.  The little boy's mother and grandfather encourage him to be patient along the way.

And little by little the day grew soft as a misty rain filled the air.  The trees lost their sharp winter look, a blur of pale green and yellow spread slowly over the tree-tops, and the young leaves started growing.

The Frog in the Well

Once there was a frog who lived at the bottom of a well and he thought that it was the whole world.  But when his well dries up and he has to venture out into what he thinks is the "end of the world", he begins to have a new perspective on life.

The Frog in the Well

Alvin Tresselt

illustrated by Roger Duvoisin 1958

A subtle message about expanding your horizons paired with some spot on midcentury illustrations.

Other books by Alvin Tresselt:  The Mitten

Other books illustrated by Roger Duvoisin:  The House of Four Seasons

The House of Four Seasons

The seasons have just changed here, though sometimes it takes a little while for the weather to catch up.  We have quite a few books about the changing seasons.  This one uniquely combines a lesson about color, and with these vintage illustrations what a way to learn about colors!

When a family moves into an old house they can't agree on what color to paint it.  At the old-fashioned hardware store they pick up red, yellow and blue paint.  Then they mix and learn and eventually pick something they all love.

          

 The House of Four Seasons

Rodger Duvoisin 1956