I enjoyed reading Mary Hake’s previous books about how a blind girl experienced the seasons of spring and summer, so when she asked for reviewers for The Smell of Fall, I was happy to oblige. I love reading picture books to my little girl, and she is always eager for new ones, so she loves to have me read review books to her.
Publisher’s description:
How would a blind child experience the world?
Join April as her nose leads her through autumn adventures in nature and at home, at school and on a farm. Children will enjoy the sensory experiences with April and her menagerie of pets. Fall smells may be the best of all!
My thoughts:
Fall is a season that is quite different here where we live than it is in America. We don’t have dry leaves to shuffle through, and Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated here. Since we homeschool, the pages about the smell of a classroom and a football game didn’t make sense to her, either. She could identify with pages about the smell of flowers and fresh-baked bread, though! Of course, since I was reading her a book, she enjoyed it, no matter what. As with the other books in the Smells of the Seasons series, we both enjoyed noticing April’s pets throughout the illustrations. There weren’t as many in The Smell of Fall as in the others, but there were some fun ones to spot, even so.
This is a delightful book to remind children what it is like to be blind, and to help them become aware of their sense of smell.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author, and these are my honest thoughts about it.
WARNING: No warnings!
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