Ivy in Bloom was beautiful! The illustrations alone captured my heart.

This book is a wonderful way to introduce poetry to children at a young age, especially some of the greatest poets of our time.

It's magical to see poetry from Ivy's POV, and I believe young children will connect with this. As a teacher, I would use this as curriculum support to introduce poetry to my young students and help inspire them to create poems of their own. It would be a great addition to our school's library and my classroom.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the opportunity to read this book for an exchange of an honest review.

Ivy in Bloom is a fun way to introduce your children or child to poems by some very popular poets that are still too complicated for them to understand! the illustration's in this book just add to the joy and the enjoyment of the story! It was beautiful to see Ivy's gray world come to life on the pages! This would be a great introduction into the poetry world for the kids and there are so many activities you can do to help bring each part to life for them!

Thank you for sharing this book with me! It was a lovely addition to our home school curriculum!

I got an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley.

I thought this was a good read. I connected with some of the poems and some were just there for me.

PS. The cover of this book is eye-catching and I loved it! ❤

Thank you Netgalley for providing an arc of this book! Appreciate it! 🙏🏾🧡

This was a cute picture book showcasing the changing of seasons from winter into spring. It was clever to start the book with her own poetry, and then the additional pages incorporated lines from famous poets and writers to guide the illustrations. I greatly enjoyed reading it, and it would be wonderful to include the book in a season's storytime or to use in a poetry program for sure.

Adorable story filled with poetry about spring. A great way to introduce children to poetry. I received a free copy of this book through NetGalley.

I was unable to open this file, although it sounds like fantastic picture book. I will be looking for it at the library.

This was ok. I adore the pictures by Kristin Blackwood. The Poetry, however, just doesn’t seem as good. I find there are pages I like better than others which is probably because the whole put is a collaboration of other poets pieces. It is a word or phrase from this poem and some from another to create one piece. I seem to not care much for that. I think it’s a nice idea but I don’t think it came out as well as the author had hoped. Or maybe that’s just me.

I still think it’s pretty good and the author does source the poetry in the back of the book and highlight the words of each poem in which he used.

I think the pictures deserve a five star rating and the poetry compilation a two stars. Even in picture books I think the words should carry the story unless it’s a wordless book.

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

This free ecopy was given in exchange for my honest opinion via NetGalley by VanitaBooks LLC.

Such a sweet tale, and beautiful illustrations. The colours were amazing and the art style was the cutest. It was simple, yet impacful.

What a beautiful book! I loved the way that Ivy starts her world out in the dark and monochromatic winter and transitions, slowly into the beautiful color of spring. I thought it was quite clever of the authors to use lines from famous poetry in order to tell the story. I enjoyed reading this book with my 4 year old but think that it could be a good jumping off point to read with older children who are learning about poetry, or seasons. Either way, I loved this book and would love to have it in my collection.

The file is not in the correct format. I have tried to access the book in a number of ways but nothing worked. I will appreciate it if a pdf/epub/mobi file of the book can be sent. I will be happy to provide proper feedback.

This book is adorable and would be a delightful spring read aloud, even in a middle grade classroom. The poetry is fun, the illustrations are cute, and the themes are sweet. I read this at the end of winter and loved it.

The illustrations in this book are adorable. Words taken from collection of poems and fitted together like jigsaw pieces to make something entirely new was refreshing. The illustrations and words dance together in a beautiful splash of colour and rhyme. There were a few sentences that I felt didn’t quite flow but once I came to the end with the referencing I understood why.
I very much enjoyed this book and think it is a beautiful work of art.

The poems in this children’s book is great! I can tell the author put a lot of effort and fun writing this book! The main character was such a delight!

3.8 Stars
I truly admire the author’s attempt to use verses from great poets and writers to create a Spring poem for kids. It started great but then became disjointed midway through. The flow was lost, and my focus was only on the charming illustrations.
After much thought, my rating is as follows (I don’t do this often)-
• Thought- 4 stars
• Poem- 2.5 stars
• Illustrations- 5 stars
And that gives us ~3.8 stars. This book would be perfect for kids who love full-page illustrations. The warm indoors and the white cold outdoors were contrasted very well. Though I love snow (since I don’t see it in my region), I understand the kid’s love for spring. The illustrations of the wild blooms are so, so beautiful!
I received an ARC from NetGalley and Vanita Books and am voluntarily leaving a review.

It's an adorable picture book with pretty illustrations and fitting poems about spring. The art style/character design gave me Little Misfortune vibes. It's cute.

(I have to admit I didn't know that it will be a children's book when I requested it from NetGalley, since I loved the cover so much that I actually didn't read the synopsis. The cover is just adorable!! It was an enjoyable little book and I think children would love it for sure! )

A pretty picture book heralding springtime with highlights from perfect poems about Spring. I like the bibliography at the end with the references.

Special thanks to NetGalley for providing a digital copy in exchange for an honest review

The art in this was really pretty! I think we can all relate to wishing spring was near in the middle of winter. This is a cute little picture book that I'm sure many kids would really appreciate

A cute charming book where Ivy waits for Spring. Lots of poetry and lovely illustrations.

my thanks for the complimentary copy in exchange for an honest reivew from Netgalley.

This book a whimsical and wonderful. It does an amazing job at incorporating lines from many of the great poets and writers to make its own story. The illustration really pulls this book together.

Ivy Van Allsburg can't wait for spring.

"I stare out the window
Looking for birds
Or flowers
Or even warm showers."

Join in the fun as Ivy's drab little world of brown and gray becomes technicolor when nature bursts into bloom around her.

The text cleverly weaves in spring-praising phrases from Dickens, Longfellow, e e cummings, Walt Whitman, and more, and Kristin Blackwood's illustrations are a fine accompaniment.

A cheery welcome for a joyous season.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this fun read.