Children's Book and Media Review

Article Title

Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons

Authors

Keywords

Outstanding, Preschool, Primary, Jon J Muth, Panda, Seasons, Spring, Fall, Winter, Summer, Haiku, Poetry, Picture Book

Document Type

Book Review

Abstract

Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons is about a panda named Koo during the seasons of the year. Instead of a specific storyline, it is a collection of haiku about different events throughout the year. Each poem is accompanied by an illustration of Koo with his friends doing something related to the haiku. The author’s note in the beginning explaining that the traditional 5-7-5 pattern of haiku is hard to accomplish in English so the emphasis in this book is the feeling of the poetry rather than the pattern of it.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

(2015) "Hi, Koo! A Year of Seasons," Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 36: Iss. 3, Article 11.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol36/iss3/11