A YEAR WITH MAMA EARTH

Illustrated by Rebecca Green

Rights to artwork:Eerdmans, kmerz@eerdmans.com

In September, Mama Earth sighs out the first autumn frost, which crunches under children's feet. Mama Earth looks after nature's plants and animals throughout the year singing lullabies to fat bears in the fall, dressing evergreens in icicles in winter, and waking up the crocuses in spring. Andin the summer, Mama Earth sends warm sunbeams to her beloved children, so they can play outside
and enjoy the amazing world around them.

With enchanting text and radiant artwork, A Year with Mama Earth offers a joyous celebration of nature's beauty and the changing seasons.

Rebecca Grabill is author of the picture books Halloween Goodnight (Atheneum) and Violet and the Woof (Katherine Tegen Books). Other publications include poetry and essays in a broad range of literary journals. She has an MFA in Writing for Children and
Young Adults from Hamline University and is a Sustainable Arts Foundation awardee.

She lives in rural Michigan with her husband, six children, and two cats.