Loved the book and the engravings inside too, it touched on something close to my heart ie. protecting our environment. It's cleat that Micheal cares for the environment and enjoys educating children too. excellent.

A joy to receive an early copy of a Michael Morpurgo book - particularly as it is non-fiction nature writing, entirely up my street! This one is fairly straight forward, with Michael longing for the start of spring, for the end of relentless rain... Commentary on wider issues like the benefits of encouraging children to spend time in nature and around working farms sit alongside introspective segments on particular highlights of spring. It's relatable, easygoing, and a bit of a love letter to the season - and always nice to get a little insight into a fiction writer's life outside of their stories.

Do you read with the seasons? I always find myself drawn to books set in or on the topic of the current season. My favourite time to do this is winter - I can't get enough of snowy stories & icy facts So when I spotted this beautiful book by Michael Morpurgo - one of my favourite authors as a child - focused on my favourite season, I immediately had to read it! This was a cosy little snippet into life on his farm, awaiting the season of spring and all the wonders it brings. From the swallows that nest in his garage every year, to the bluebells that fill the wood with colour amongst many other magical moments. Spring is a lovely, calming little book, much like the season itself, which you could lap up in one sitting or readalong with the monthly chapters. This is also the first book in an exciting new quartet - 'The Story Of A Season' - with Winter by Val McDermid published earlier this year and the Autumn & Summer editions by Kate Mosse & Bernadine Evaristo coming soon!

"Seasons are the tides of our lives" With the impact of climate change increasingly showing changes to the natural world and are our lworlds, the need for a certainty of the seasons has never been stronger as these"tides" seem to be evolving in new directions. Michael Morpurgo has written a beautiful meditation and tribute to the changing of the seasons- the move from the grey and darkness of winter into the light and new shoots of spring. This is a gentle and sensitive read- a personal review of life in the Devon countryside and the signs symbolising the arrival of Spring captured in delicate observations; the comings and goings of the bird feeder; walks in the countryside; the birth of new life - sheep and cows and harbingers of Spring ( new shoots of growth and the delights of the swallows arriving) There is no doubting the reflective quality of the prose interspersed with poetry but also the hope for the future and the younger generations rectifying the errors of the past - the observations of the children staying on the farm are a delight. There are many wonderful books about the seasons - but this is a personal contemplation and celebration that gives us all hope for the. months ahead. Michael Morpurgo is the consummate children's storyteller but this book- for young and old - is a delight that will help many reconnect and take a closer look at the changes around them in the spring months as well as enjoying the joys of a Devon springtime. A quiet and reflective delight