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Around the Year

Around the Year

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  • Create Date：2021-05-12 11:54:20
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Elsa Beskow
  • ISBN：0863150756
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Summary

Delightful verses and delicate， playful illustrations take young children through the special joys of each month of the year， from icy February to the green shoots of April， the red poppies of July， September's apples and the delights of December。

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Reviews

Charlotte ，

Ik vind dit een heel fijn （kinder）boek。 De prenten zijn mooi en spreken de fantasie aan。 De tekst is poëtisch， rijmende en originele woordkeuze。 Het is mooi om het jaar， maand per maand， op deze manier intens（er） te beleven met een kind。

Juli Anna ，

I haven't spent nearly enough time with Elsa Beskow in this life。 I haven't spent nearly enough time with Elsa Beskow in this life。 。。。more

Tanya ，

If Elsa Beskow ever wrote a bad book it still wouldn't be bad because the pictures are always so beautiful！！ I have not read all of her books， but I do like some better than others。 This is a book with a poem for each month of the year。 Elsa was Swedish， so these poems are translated to English。This is one of my favorites of hers。 I must have for every home with young children！ If Elsa Beskow ever wrote a bad book it still wouldn't be bad because the pictures are always so beautiful！！ I have not read all of her books， but I do like some better than others。 This is a book with a poem for each month of the year。 Elsa was Swedish， so these poems are translated to English。This is one of my favorites of hers。 I must have for every home with young children！ 。。。more

Lisa Bittle ，

Cute book。 I liked the way it started with Christ and ended with Christ。 A great way to introduce the months of the year to your children。

Judy ，

In verse and picture， young readers hear about the days of the week and the months of the year。 The verses are short and the pictures are fun， so I'm guessing that most kids will like this little book。 I hope to find an original copy so I can see the art in the original color tones。 In verse and picture， young readers hear about the days of the week and the months of the year。 The verses are short and the pictures are fun， so I'm guessing that most kids will like this little book。 I hope to find an original copy so I can see the art in the original color tones。 。。。more

Stacy ，

Not my favorite poems but I love poems about the seasons。 The illustrations were interesting and sentimental。

Abigail ，

First published in 1927 as Årets Saga， this poetic celebration of the seasons from one of Sweden's most beloved picture-books artists is - as anyone familiar with Elsa Beskow's work would know to expect - lovely to look upon， with beautiful artwork。 Unfortunately， it is rather uneven， textually speaking， with poems that are sometimes awkward， and often don't read very well。 I suspect that this is an issue of translation， as sometimes - especially when the rhyming scheme can be maintained， and th First published in 1927 as Årets Saga， this poetic celebration of the seasons from one of Sweden's most beloved picture-books artists is - as anyone familiar with Elsa Beskow's work would know to expect - lovely to look upon， with beautiful artwork。 Unfortunately， it is rather uneven， textually speaking， with poems that are sometimes awkward， and often don't read very well。 I suspect that this is an issue of translation， as sometimes - especially when the rhyming scheme can be maintained， and the meter works - they are very sweet。 If only I could read them in the original Swedish！With a poem for every month - as well as some introductory pieces on the hours and days - Around the Year has the potential to be such an outstanding book， that I'm rather disappointed not be able to appreciate it more than I do。 Still， Elsa Beskow fans will find much here to appreciate， with gorgeous artwork that captures the enchantment of each month of the year。 I think my own favorite was the illustration for harvest-rich August （also seen on the cover）， with the parade of berry-decorated forest dwellers。 All in all， this is a book I would recommend primarily to fans of this author/artist， rather than to general young readers looking for seasonal titles。 。。。more

Emelie Johansson ，

Riktigt söta bilder och rim。

Channon ，

I love Beskows books！ When I read them to my children they get excited to go outside。

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Jessica ，

Not 100% sure I want this book - sort of silly poems， but illustrations are cute/beautiful​

Jane G Meyer ，

Another Elsa Beskow book。 It's a sweet read， with poems about the days of the week， the months of the year， etc。。。 Some of the illustrations are just darling， like the star children in January， and the whole berry celebration in August。 Some of the translated poetry is really lovely， but a few of the poems need work。。。 May is my favorite:May comes but once a year，the dancing month，the sky light and high，the birch trees bursting。May-daisy time， and cowslipand primroseand harebelland dancing anemo Another Elsa Beskow book。 It's a sweet read， with poems about the days of the week， the months of the year， etc。。。 Some of the illustrations are just darling， like the star children in January， and the whole berry celebration in August。 Some of the translated poetry is really lovely， but a few of the poems need work。。。 May is my favorite:May comes but once a year，the dancing month，the sky light and high，the birch trees bursting。May-daisy time， and cowslipand primroseand harebelland dancing anemones。Deep down in the meadow grass，they're all dancingwith delight，lily-of-the-valleynodding，ringing her bells，the silver trunkslordly and slim，their branches and silvery twigsdancingtooto the tune of Spring。 。。。more

Kathryn ，

I LOVE Beskow's artwork。 This one offers more splendid selections and seasonal work， too。 It's fun to read a collection of poetry about each month of the year for the "New Year" （okay， I'm a few weeks late， but it was checked-out at the library！） I admit that I wasn't really impressed with the poetry， but perhaps some of the original charm was lost in the English translation。 Get this for the artwork， though！！！ I LOVE Beskow's artwork。 This one offers more splendid selections and seasonal work， too。 It's fun to read a collection of poetry about each month of the year for the "New Year" （okay， I'm a few weeks late， but it was checked-out at the library！） I admit that I wasn't really impressed with the poetry， but perhaps some of the original charm was lost in the English translation。 Get this for the artwork， though！！！ 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Around the Year&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Around the Year&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0