#883 of 1001 · December 31, 2022

Greetings to all, perched as we are on the precipice of a new year. Now is a time of change and excitement leavened with a subtle melancholy, for the birth of the new heralds the death of the old. One personal change in store for me in the year ahead is the end of these daily posts. Yes, I will be stopping my book reviews in 2023. But not right away! See tomorrow’s post for more details… Jane Yolen and John Wallner explore the passage of time and the cycle of the year in Ring of Earth. A series of four sweeping poems explores the movements and sensations of creatures representing the seasons—the weasel for winter, the spring peeper for spring, the dragonfly for summer, and the goose for autumn. Yolen composes lyrical verse with subtly different rhyme schemes and metric patterns for each animal, and Wallner supplies breathtaking watercolor images of nature. My wish for you on this New Year’s Eve is a fitting and joyous close to the cycle of wonder you have experienced this year. #ring #earth #spring #summer #fall #autumn #winter #season #seasons #animal #animals #nature #book #books #childrensbooks #picturebook #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #illustration #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookworm #booklover #booklovers #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks