Spring is Here - Little Big Books Author:Taro Gomi A winsome calf provides the backdrop -- literally -- for this charming story. With each turn of the page, the young animal is imaginatively transformed to reflect some activity of the four seasons: snow melting, seedlings springing up, harvest, all the way to the snow melting again and revealing that -- the calf has grown. The story line follows... more » the cycle of the seasons from one spring to the next, and its spare, fluid text -- wedded to the vigorous graphics -- vividly conveys the underlying themes of renewal and growth.« less