After you finish reading or coloring this lavishly illustrated
children’s book, please go outside and explore the sounds, sights,
and feelings of the four seasons. It may not be the end of autumn
or the beginning of winter, or the first sign of spring or sudden
summer heat waves. But if it’s the fall transition, when the sky is
gray and the leaves are painted in colors of yellow and red, and
all it takes is one gust of the powerful wind to change nature from
golden to white, don’t miss this theatrical stage.
“That Is How Things Are” features repetition and resonance to
introduce basic language concepts. Chanoa’s expressive artwork
illuminates the transformation from colorful autumn to a gloomy
pre-winter stage. A rich tribute to both seasons: a fall with blazing
colors and the darker symbols of coming winter. Be sure to get
young explorers outside into the cold to see the departing autumn
with its disappearing leaves.
I hope you had fun coloring this book and enjoyed some
activities as you set out on adventures with the powerful wind,
the courageous yellow leaf, and the curious young kitten. I would
be delighted if (with their parents’ permission) young artists and
readers would send me their coloring pages and stories so I could
see their vision too. You can scan the colored pages and then
email them to olga@mrsdbooks.com. I will gladly post them on my
blog at Mrs.D.Books. Keep reading and coloring!
