And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano tee Kathy Willis is the director

Kathy Willis is the director of science at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew

When Grandfather fetches a small girl from school

Palm Sunday -- 2

Jessica Walliser is a horticulturist and the award-winning author of seven gardening books

And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano tee Kathy Willis is the directorFollowing a snow filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that brown and resolve to plant a garden. They dig, they plant, they play, they wait . . . and wait . . . until at last, the brown becomes a more hopeful shade of brown, a sign that spring may finally be on its way. Julie Fogliano's tender story of anticipation is brought to life by the distinctive illustrations Erin E. Stead, recipient of the 2011 Caldecott