Hello, Meadow!

Hello, Meadow!

"We can help our meadows, too!" Grassy, flower-filled meadows are really pretty! It’s oh-so tempting to hike and skip right through them. But meadows are actually fragile, and human footsteps and picnics can cause them harm—and then they cannot do their important work of providing habitat for creatures and plants, filtering water, and even storing carbon. The bouncy text and vibrant illustrations in this sturdy board book show little nature lovers how to easily protect meadows while enjoying one of Earth's loveliest features. Kirkus Reviews, February 2023:  "As in Eat Up, Bear! (2021), author and illustrator again team up to show small folks—and their parents—how to enjoy nature without harming it. . . . The simply drawn, brightly hued illustrations are graced with a multitude of accurately depicted plants and animals: red-shouldered hawk, Turk’s-cap lilies, lupine, blue flags, milkweed, monarch butterflies, red-winged blackbird, and much more. . . The last couplet underscores the point: 'Every grown-up, every child, / can help keep meadows strong and wild.'" Midwest Book Review , February 2023: "Fun and with an important message, 'Hello, Meadow!' is a very special and unreservedly recommended addition to family, daycare center, preschool, and community library board book collections for children ages 6 months to 3 years." Terry Pierce is the author of twenty-five children’s books, including  Eat Up, Bear!, Mama Loves You So, Mother Earth’s Lullaby,  and  My Busy Green Garden.  She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and teaches for UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. Terry is an outdoor enthusiast, enjoying backpacking, hiking, rock climbing, and, of course, bear sightings near her home in Mammoth Lakes, California. Nadja Sarell has a degree in illustration from the North Wales School of Art and Design as well as an MA in dance from Theatre Academy Helsinki. She is the illustrator behind  Eat Up, Bear!  and  The One and Only Wolfgang,  written by Instagram sensation Steve Greig aka @wolfgang2242 and author Mary Rand Hess, and the Frankie Sparks, Third Grade Inventor series. She lives in Helsinki, Finland. "Meadows are such busy places.  Grasses, creatures, open spaces.  But meadows can get hurt, you see. Let's do our part to let them be. When hikers stay upon the trails... Hello, Meadow! How are you?  We can help our meadows, too! When folks leave flowers on their own... Hello Meadow! What a view! We can help our meadows, too! . . .  Every grown-up, every child, can help keep meadows strong and wild."