William Wakes Up

Written by Linda Ashman, Illustrated by Chuck Groenink
Disney-Hyperion, 2019; 978-1484722831

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Honors & Reviews

•  A Junior Library Guild Selection

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"The countdown and the rhyming text with a repeating chorus make this an ideal read-aloud for young listeners...A classic-feeling, homey celebration of spring's beginning." Kirkus

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“Ashman, a picture-book writer with the happy knack of making rhymed, rhythmic couplets sound completely natural, sets up a pattern within the story and uses a refrain to underscore it, while moving the narrative forward in a pleasing way." Booklist

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Themes: Spring • Hibernation • Animals  • Character: Pitching In/Welcoming Guest • Counting Down (5 to 1) • Read-Aloud  • Rhyme • Repetition