ISLAND SUMMER

PLB 0-688-12781-9 Stock has created a dreamy little book with her trademark lovely watercolors to tell the story of a Greek island that is transformed each summer by the visitors who arrive to enjoy its charms. The islanders carefully prepare their village beforehand so that all will be ready for the summer people: “the ladies with their hats and cats and sun umbrellas, the men with their folding chairs and playing cards and newspapers . . . and the children with their buckets and beach balls and snorkels and flippers and all their noisy noisy noise.” Stock’s poetic language and her vibrant watercolors allow readers to bask in scenes of a carefree summer that will bring relaxation, rejuvenation, and renewal. (Picture book. 5-9)