A Summertime Song

by Irene Haas

Book Overview

One warm summer night, a frog jumped into Lucy's room with an invitation for her to a birthday party and a magic paper party hat. Lucy put it on, and out in the garden, when a moonbeam touched the hat, Lucy was as little as a leaf. So begins Lucy's wonderful adventure. A taxi driven by Baby Bird, who is afraid to fly, picks Lucy up to take her to the party. On the way, they stop for Madame Mouse, wearing a brand new hat she's made; an inch-worm determined...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689505493
• ISBN13: 9780689505492
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 12.3" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The World Below Eye Level

Ever since I was a kid, I have been fascinated with miniaturelife among the reeds of grass, and small dolls/ objects ingeneral. SUMMERTIME SONG'S illustrations allow me toparticipate in that world. It's a thrill each time I pick it up!

A Summertime Song by Irene Haas

This is a charming tale about a little girl who has magical adventures in her grandmother's garden. The book is beautifully illustrated, and the text is both simple yet poetic. Irene Haas recounts the wondrous happenings in the story, in which a little girl loses herself in the magic of the garden. The childhood world of magic and "adult" reality meet when she finds her grandmother's lost doll in the garden. This book is a must for "children" of all ages.

Wonderful, Charming and Beautifully Illustrated

This is by far, the best children's book I have ever read, and more importantly, shared with my children. I find myself sitting quietly with the book, intrigued with the illustrations, and looking at the details in all the little creatures. Not only is it beautiful to look at, it is also a delight to read. Charming, eventful, and beautifully written, Haas inter-twines the story with a touch of poetry, and the end result is astonishing.

action for boys, sweetness for girls, with beauty and depth

Lucy goes on a magical journey to a birthday party, finding friends, taming the owl "villian", and ultimately finding happy endings. My boy liked it for the action and the interesting illustrations; my girl liked the female heroine and sweetness. With lyrical poetry and beautiful illustrations, this is a great gift book -- a bedtime favorite.