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Evoking the experience of watching leaves falling en masse from ash trees, this picture book celebrates the yellow time when everywhere fills with yellow. A symphony of yellow. The acrylic and watercolor paintings feature swirls and swoops of yellow leaves against black tree trunks and branches. One by one, children (and a dog) head outdoors and join up with one another, full of anticipation. Wearing sweaters and jackets, this diverse group of children together sniffs the air and watches the trees, waiting for the moment when the wind lifts and-- WHOOSH! --the leaves begin to fly. The children are joined by others, who all dance and rejoice in the yellow air. There are no surprise twists here, just a gentle appreciation of the joys of using your senses to notice the changes outdoors as the seasons turn. From the book's cover to the endpapers, yellow makes each picture glow, and curved lines repeat throughout the story to reinforce the beauty of the natural world.--The Horn Book Magazine September/October 2016

Autumnal bliss is at the heart of this poetic celebration of yellow foliage. Yellow time comes / before white time. / Every time. Watercolor-and-acrylic paintings are as invested in depicting the swirling motion of wind-swept clouds as they are in glorying in the yellow leaves that eventually fall from trees. The flap copy says that Stringer was inspired to write her text after seeing a grove of ash trees turn a brilliant shade of yellow in the fall, and this helps explain the monochromatic vision of autumn, devoid of oranges, reds, and browns, that fills the spreads. From page to page, a multiracial cast of children delights in the autumnal splendor, leaving their houses to cavort in the swirling, falling leaves together. A pet dog and cat, wild squirrels, and an abundance of black crows join in the revelry, their colors peppered across spreads dominated by a washing of golden yellows. The satisfying, bookish conclusion depicts siblings pressing leaves in thick books to remember / what a lovely yellow time it was. Lovely, indeed. (Picture book. 3-6)--Kirkus Reviews 6/15/16

<i>Yellow Time</i> (Beach Lane /S&S) by Lauren Stringer is a joyfully illustrated, lyrical picture book about the fleeting days before the wind blows the fall leaves into a symphony of yellow. It begins, The squirrels are too busy to notice./ And the geese have already gone./ Other birds have left, too, / but not the crows./ Crows love yellow time. <i>Yellow Time</i> is a celebration of autumnal leaves, captured in swirling watercolor and acrylic paintings of children and other busy creatures.--Shelf Awareness 9/20/16

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Lauren Stringer has illustrated many celebrated picture books, including Deer Dancer by Mary Lyn Ray; The Princess and Her Panther by Wendy Orr; Scarecrow and Snow, both written by Cynthia Rylant; as well as her own Winter Is the Warmest Season, When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky, The Dark Was Done, and An Abundance of Light. She lives with her family in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit her at LaurenStringer.com.

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