My Little Music Book: I Love the Four Seasons

PreS-Gr 1–“By Vivaldi” might be a stretch, but this board book conveys in toddler-level language an approximation of what the “Four Seasons” is about. “Spring/Allegro” opens the piece, which features dancing,smiling flowers, snails, and ladybugs (one grasshopper): “It’s spring! The colorful flowers begin to bloom.” “Summer/Presto: Welcome, summer! Does this music sound like a busy bee?” shows a sailboat, a busy bee, and a curious bear and a scene of mice collecting food stores for autumn. Winter’s spot, “Allegro non molto,” is “Brrr . . . it’s so cold outside in the snow!” In between, a “seek-and-find” game includes a sound button to push for five animal noises; it seems sturdy enough for repeat use, which surely it will get. To be clear, there’s no sign of Vivaldi anywhere, not a note, not a peep.