However, and that all being said, while the presented narrative, while the text of We Gather Together is indeed very much enlightening, interesting and seems well enough researched for what it is supposed to be (a general and basic introduction to autumn and fall harvest celebrations for older children), I for one also feel that there are some rather frustrating and academically problematic, suspect and major informational gaps present, and this especially with regard to the featured and described global harvesting celebrations. Yet, my niece wants to make the recipes at the back of the book.Īs a basic and for the most part engagingly enough recounted introduction to autumn as a season, to global harvest time celebrations and festivals both then and now, Wendy Pfeffer's We Gather Together has proven both basically enjoyable and enlightening (and I do very much appreciate that the author also makes a point depicting and describing how in the past, we had to generally rely on the produce harvested in late summer/fall and then stored, cellared, canned to help us survive through the cold and barren winter months, today, especially in highly developed areas of the world such as Western Europe and much of North America, come winter, we just import fresh fruit and vegetables from areas that do not have auch frigid winters or even from the Southern Hemisphere, where it is summer when in the Northern Hemisphere, it is wintertime, it is cold, snowy and dark). It's not much of a story, but more like information in a fun way. The kids read this and it didn't do a whole lot for them. I know this is a few days early and what can I say - I'm excited and ready for the season to begin. I love these simple stories and this is my favorite season - by far. A time of Harvest that will get us as a people through the coming winter - a time of uncertainty. She has cultures from all over the world that show as people it is a special time. Wendy then goes on to talk about the different traditions from around the world cultures have during harvest time. I felt so relieved to understand how seasons worked and it made so much sense to me. I still remember sitting in class when they told us how the season work with the globe and the feeling of understanding that flooded me was so immense.

It was not as cozy.Īs usual, Wendy starts out explaining why seasons work.

I'm not sure if it was the same or different illustrator, but it felt rushed to me.

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