Almost Time
With each late winter breakfast Ethan and his dad have without maple syrup (pancakes with applesauce, cornbread with butter, oatmeal with raisins and walnuts), Ethan asks if it’s sugaring time yet. And each time his dad specifies what they’re still waiting for—warmer days, shorter nights, and, finally, for Ethan’s loose tooth to fall out. “Now Ethan had two things to wait for.” This quiet, child-centered story about patience and waiting and, finally, gratification is filled with details of nature, as well as the process of making maple syrup. The illustrations aptly portray the yearning of a young boy (white) who’d like time to move faster and the dark nights to grow shorter. ©2021 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-7
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Anticipation
Fathers
Food and Cooking
Patience
Seasons
Publishers:
Clarion, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publish Year: 2020
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780544785816
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Schmidt