A Child's Calendar
Poems by John Updike
Illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman
This collection of poems includes one poem for each month of the year. The poems describe the sights, sounds, smells and activities that many children experience at that time of year. In January, "the sky is low. The wind is gray. The radiator purrs all day." For me, these poems evoke images of "simpler times" in my mind. Children fishing, playing hopscotch, etc.
Hyman's illustrations complement the text. Each illustration includes great detail that will spark conversations with young readers. I enjoyed these poems, and can imagine using them on the first of the month in an elementary classroom.
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