Spring 2025

Rhythm

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

In this powerful story of resilience and hope, one girl observes her community through the changing rhythm of each season.

In a town once vibrant but now affected by unemployment and food insecurity, one girl watches the seasons go by. Winter’s rhythm brings hearty soups. Spring’s rhythm brings soft breezes and pale yellow afternoons. Through it all one tree is her steady, generous friend. From acorns and dried leaves, to crocuses, to views of the sky and stars, the tree brings her gifts each season. This soothing and inspiring read uses the rhythms of nature as a metaphor for strength, change, and hope.

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978-1-4338-4263-4
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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Picture Books
Category Diverse Books: Social Class, Diversity, SEL: C Social Awareness, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2024
Publisher Magination Press, American Psychological Association
Imprint Magination Press — American Psychological Association
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV039070, JUV015030, JUV039290
Dimensions 8 x 10
Features Awards, Original artwork, and Reviewed

Awards

  • Notable Award CBC Favorites Award, Winner, 2025
  • Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice Shortlist, Short-listed, 2024

Reviews

Publishers Weekly

“A beloved tree helps steady a child during a year of financial hardship in this evocative portrait of nature’s grounding rhythms . . . Washed with fuzzy textures, carefully drafted scenes align with the subtleties of the story’s socioeconomic context. Azúa Kramer and Morley successfully present a sensitive story of hope and rebirth in difficult circumstances.”—Publishers Weekly