From School Library Journal 摘自《学校图书馆期刊》

K-Gr 2-Juniper the badger loves to play the drums (a perky red and white toadstool with sticks) and is excited to join other forest creatures in making music to wake up spring. But her audition ends in discouragement when Mr. Moose says spring must be awoken gently with flutes and strings, not noisily with drums. As Juniper walks through the forest, she hears beauty in loud, ordinary noises, like a woodpecker tapping a tree or a rabbit thumping the ground. When they join together to joyfully create music, winter melts away. There are plenty of repetitious onomatopoeia in big bold font throughout that readers will enjoy performing out loud. Adults will appreciate how Mr. Moose’s negatives about Juniper’s playing (too fast, too loud, too wild) become positives as Juniper’s group grows. Kids will delight in the unexpected images in the full spread woodland scenes, such as toilets in animals’ underground habitats. VERDICT Universal topics like seasons and being true to yourself always do well on shelves; this is a nice addition to spring collections and a reminder to celebrate your strengths.-Elissa Cooper, Helen Plum Memorial Lib., Lombard, ILα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. 

獾喜欢敲鼓(一种用棍子敲打的红白相间的蘑菇) ，它很兴奋地和其他森林动物一起创作音乐，唤醒春天。穆斯先生说，春天必须用笛子和弦来唤醒，而不是用鼓声吵闹，这让她的听力受到了打击。当杜松在森林里散步时，她听到的是大声普通的声音中的美丽，就像啄木鸟敲击树木或兔子撞击地面的声音。当他们结合在一起，快乐地创造音乐，冬天融化了。有很多大号粗体的重复的拟声词，读者会喜欢大声表演。成年人会欣赏麋鹿先生对朱尼珀演奏的否定(太快、太响、太野)是如何随着朱尼珀乐队的成长而变成肯定的。孩子们会喜欢这些意想不到的场景，比如在动物的地下栖息地里的厕所。VERDICT 像季节和忠于自我这样的通用话题在货架上总是卖得很好; 这是春季系列的一个很好的补充，也是一个庆祝你的长处的提醒。——伊丽莎 · 库珀，海伦 · 普拉姆纪念馆利伯，伦巴德，ILα (c)版权所有2011。

关于 Jessica Kulekjian

Jessica Kulekjian spent her California childhood outdoors– climbing trees, swimming, and riding bikes into orchards where she invented stories with friends until the sun went down. As she grew, so did her love of writing, alongside a dream to become an author. Jessica first knew she wanted to write for children during high school, when her teacher used picture books as mentor texts to model writing lessons. Jessica went on to study creative writing and education in college and earned her MA in Teaching. Her favorite lessons to create include a picture book read aloud for students of any age.

Jessica Kulekjian 在加利福尼亚度过了她的童年——在户外爬树，游泳，骑自行车进入果园，在那里她和朋友们编故事直到太阳下山。随着她的成长，她对写作的热爱也随之增长，同时她还梦想着成为一名作家。杰西卡第一次知道自己想为孩子们写作是在高中的时候，当时她的老师用绘本作为写作课的指导教材。杰西卡继续在大学学习创意写作和教育，并获得了教学硕士学位。她最喜欢的课程包括为任何年龄段的学生大声朗读图画书。

Today, Jessica is a 2nd grade teacher and writes in the early morning hours. Her passion for nature, free play, and learning inspires all her stories. Jessica lives with her family in the Central Valley of California, just a short drive away from majestic mountains, the world’s tallest trees, and the deep blue ocean.

今天，杰西卡是一名二年级的老师，每天清晨写作。她对大自然、自由游戏和学习的热情激发了她所有的故事。杰西卡和她的家人住在加利福尼亚州的中央山谷，离世界上最高的树和深蓝色的海洋雄伟的山脉只有很短的车程。