Well-written verse and impressionist paintings in lush greens, sunny yellows, and cool blues

Author: Sarah L. Thomson
Illustrator: Kana Yamada
Format: Hardcover
Published: Milk & Cookies Press, 2006

Well-written verse and impressionist paintings in lush greens, sunny yellows, and cool blues perfectly evoke the lazy, endless days of summer. Thomson captures the hope (?We?re going to our friend?s house / He doesn?t have a pool / But if he gets one / we?ll be ready.) and weariness (The stone elephant and / I wait for a breeze / to bring us back to life.) of a long, hot summer. Finally, there is the annual blissful trip to the shore. (?Cool water kisses us. / Waves give bear hugs. / The ocean?s so happy / to see us again.?)