SPRING • 2022 RECENTLY PUBLISHED PICTURE BOOKS
WHO KNEW? UNDER THE APPLE TREE NEW FALL 21 Nature gives us many signs of the changing seasons, if only we pay attention. Animals use their senses to detect sights, smells, and sounds. Which one will be the first to know a new season is here? The poetic text, accompanied by cheerful illustrations, creates a compelling narrative counting book that will inspire readers to notice autumn’s arrival. ISBN: 978-1-68152-657-7 Author: Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton Illustrator: Steph Marshall Price: $17.99 Page Count: 24 Trim Size: 9” x 9” Format: Hardcover with jacket Age: 4–8
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A young speckle-breasted robin is the
Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton is the author of 45 books for children. Over the course of her long career, her books have won many awards and accolades. Laurie is also a former teacher with 15 years of classroom experience, where she specialized in early childhood education.
third to know.
She sees the ripe-red-faced fruit and
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Her friends peck-pick-peck their beaks into the perfect apples.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR Steph Marshall’s art combines digital painting with more traditional hand rendered textures, creating a world of bright, playful characters and illustrations. When she’s not busy drawing, you’ll most likely find her in her garden, where she has a hedgehog living in her compost bin.
