A pair of charming, bilingual (English/Mandarin Chinese) board books explore two seasons, as well as counting and colors. In A Nest in Springtime, a pair of ducks build a nest. “How many eggs?” The narrative counts all the way up to eight. The eggs hatch and seven ducklings go swimming. “Seven?” A turn of the page reveals the eighth duckling just emerging from its shell. “Adding Mama and Papa makes nine and ten.” In Summertime Rainbow , a family of rabbits finds green grass, yellow honeysuckle, a red peony, and a purple flower that turns out to be a butterfly. And that “spray of blossoms in the sky”? A rainbow! Yang’s conversational narrative is set against appealing illustrations that feature a predominance of softly curved shapes (the round-bottomed bunnies are particularly winsome) and colors that are bold but not too bright. A pronunciation guide for the Mandarin Chinese is included at the back of each book. (Ages 1–3)

In English and Mandarin Chinese, Belle Yang's bilingual board books celebrate the natural world with simple concepts and beautiful, bold illustrations.

In springtime, when wild geese come to nest, there are eggs for counting. But how many goslings will there be? And how many in the whole paddling family, when Papa and Mama join them? Tonal marks used in the book are explained in a final spread, along with a pinyin translation of the Chinese characters.