Four Season Stories


Fall Stories    

It’s Fall - Pickering, Jimmy: Los Angeles, CA : Smallfellow Press,c2002 A little girl and her dog enjoy the delights of fall.
Every Autumn Comes the Bear - Arnosky, Jim:  New York : Putnam's,c1993. Every autumn a bear shows up behind the farm, and goes through a series of routines before finding a den among the hilltop boulders where he sleeps all winter long.
Apples and Pumpkins - Rockwell, Anne F: Scholastic, 1991, c1989. In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock's farm to pick apples and pumpkins.
An Autumn Tale – Updike, David:  New York : Pippin Press,c1988. When Homer puts his jack-o-lantern over his head like a helmet on the eve of Halloween, he gains access to a secret nocturnal meeting of the trees as they celebrate the arrival of the full moon.

Winter Stories

Cleo In The Snow –  Blackstone, Stella: Cambridge, Mass. : Barefoot Books,2002.  Cleo  the kitten and Caspar the puppy play in the snow for the very first time and enjoy an exciting sled ride that proves to be a little too exciting for them.    
The Snowchild  - Gliori, Debi : New York : Bradbury Press,1994. Left-out Katie makes a snowman, and names it “Snowchild” only to discover another girl makes a snowman next to hers.  Both Katie and her “snowchild” have made a friend.
Froggy Gets Dressed - London, Jonathan: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1992. Rambunctious Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic but is called back by his mother to put on some necessary articles of clothing.
Geraldine’s Big Snow -  Keller, Holly: New York : Greenwillow Books,c1988. Geraldine can't wait for the snow to come so that she can coast down the hill on her sled.

Spring Stories

Bear Wants More- Spring Story – Wilson, Karma : New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2003. When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.
The Search For Spring -  Minarik, Else Holmelund: New York : HarperCollins,2002.After a long, cold, winter, Little Bear is ready for spring. But when will it arrive? With a little help from grumpy groundhog, Little Bear and his friends welcome their favorite season.
I Love Spring – Kroll, Stephen: New York Holiday House,1987. A young boy describes all the things that he loves about spring.
Spring Story – Barklem, Jill:  New York, N.Y. : Philomel Books,1980.Follows the activities of the Brambly Hedge community of field mice on a spring day as they prepare a surprise picnic for Wilfred's birthday.

Summer Stories

The Lazy Scarecrow -  Powell, Jillian: Minneapolis, MN : Picture Window Books,2002. After allowing the birds to eat all the seeds in his field, a lazy scarecrow realizes the consequences of his behavior when summer comes and the field is bare.
Froggy Learns To Swim – London, Jonathan; New York : Puffin Books,1997, c1995.  Froggy is afraid of the water until his mother, along with his flippers, snorkle, and mask, help him
learn to swim.
When Summer Comes -  Maass, Robert : New York : Henry Holt,c1993. Texts and photographs depict the typical activities of summer.
The Summer Noisy Book – Brown, Margaret Wise: New York : HarperCollins,1993, c1951. On a trip to the country, a little dog named Muffin encounters all kinds of new and puzzling sounds.