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Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter
As leaves fall from their trees, animals huddle against the cold, and frost creeps across windows, everyone knows--winter is on its way!
Join a brother and sister as they explore nature and take a stroll through their twinkling town, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with everything from the setting sun to curious deer, they say goodbye to autumn and welcome the glorious first snow of winter.
Join a brother and sister as they explore nature and take a stroll through their twinkling town, greeting all the signs of the coming season. In a series of conversations with everything from the setting sun to curious deer, they say goodbye to autumn and welcome the glorious first snow of winter.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published September 5, 2017
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Kenard Pak
26books74followersKenard Pak has illustrated several acclaimed picture books, including Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? by Rits Gray and a sequence of seasonal books that began with Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn, which he also wrote. He has worked as an aimator on many films with Dreamworks, Walt Disney Feature Animation, and Laika. Pak lives and works in San Francisco, California.
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November 16, 2024
I loved the artwork - Stunning! A simple story about the changing seasons. It's told in verse. There really isn't much story, it's mostly invoking emotions. How nice they get snow where these kids live. Anyway.
I loved it, but it's slow and not so gripping and I wonder how kids will like it. I can base it off my niece and nephew and they would have been a little bored, accept its short. They like the funny. Well, they would have loved the cute animals too.
I loved it, but it's slow and not so gripping and I wonder how kids will like it. I can base it off my niece and nephew and they would have been a little bored, accept its short. They like the funny. Well, they would have loved the cute animals too.
November 29, 2018
While the illustrations of Kenard Pak's Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter do indeed colourfully and descriptively, even sweetly portray the transformation of autumn as a season into winter (and all that this entails, from the last leaves blowing from the trees, birds migrating southwards to finally the coming of ice and snow), I really do much wish that there had been just trifle more depicted scenes of nature and yes considerably less illustrated houses, cityscapes and such (as for me, seasonal changes are first and foremost natural and the sheer amount of drawn, of depicted domiciles and city streets really does to and for me aesthetically rather overtake and overpower Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter, leaving me with a bit of visual frustration and mild annoyance), although I do well realise that this is obviously more of a personal and private quibble, as most readers seem to absolutely adore and appreciate Kenard Pak's pictorial renderings of autumn slowly moving towards winter.
However and that all having been said, I was still more than willing to grant a full three star ranking for Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter, if Kenard Pak's text, if his presented narrative had been even somewhat more to my liking. For honestly, I for one have found the constant use of the word "hello" (and the back and forth dialogue between the two children and what they encounter in Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter) rather tedious, repetitive and as such feeling a bit verbally contrived and artificial. And although Pak's text does most definitely and even generally successfully mirror his accompanying illustrations, from a personal and potential reading pleasure point of view, I have very much found the author/illustrator's printed words too mundane, too standard, and indeed the repeatedly utilised "hello" has actually ended up personally grating to such an extent that I was kind of rolling my eyes a bit and also more than happy when Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter was over and done with for me (and yes, I do know that this is a picture book and as such a very fast read, but I just have not enjoyed Kenard Pak's narrative nearly as much as I had assumed I would, and therefore, I can and will only consider a high two stars maximum for Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter).
However and that all having been said, I was still more than willing to grant a full three star ranking for Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter, if Kenard Pak's text, if his presented narrative had been even somewhat more to my liking. For honestly, I for one have found the constant use of the word "hello" (and the back and forth dialogue between the two children and what they encounter in Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter) rather tedious, repetitive and as such feeling a bit verbally contrived and artificial. And although Pak's text does most definitely and even generally successfully mirror his accompanying illustrations, from a personal and potential reading pleasure point of view, I have very much found the author/illustrator's printed words too mundane, too standard, and indeed the repeatedly utilised "hello" has actually ended up personally grating to such an extent that I was kind of rolling my eyes a bit and also more than happy when Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter was over and done with for me (and yes, I do know that this is a picture book and as such a very fast read, but I just have not enjoyed Kenard Pak's narrative nearly as much as I had assumed I would, and therefore, I can and will only consider a high two stars maximum for Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter).
December 20, 2018
Lovely illustrations of Autumn and Winter scenes in rural, suburban and urban landscapes.
March 8, 2021
Two children - presumably the girl from
and her brother - walk through their neighborhood and town, greetings the flora, fauna and natural forces around them, and being greeted in return. Everyone and everything, from the birds to the chrysanthemums, the clouds to the sky, is changing with the seasonal shift, as autumn departs and winter comes in...
Much as with its predecessor, I found that I enjoyed author/illustrator Kenard Pak's artwork in Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter far more than I did his text. The back-and-forth exchanges between the children and the natural world felt stilted and formulaic, rather than fresh and natural, and I found myself thinking, much as I did with , that this would have made an excellent wordless picture-book. There is nothing covered in the text that isn't more than adequately depicted in the artwork. And what beautiful artwork it is! It reminds me a bit of in style, but with a more colorful palette. Recommended to fans of Kenard Pak's artwork, and to anyone looking for visually appealing picture-books about the changing of the seasons.
Much as with its predecessor, I found that I enjoyed author/illustrator Kenard Pak's artwork in Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter far more than I did his text. The back-and-forth exchanges between the children and the natural world felt stilted and formulaic, rather than fresh and natural, and I found myself thinking, much as I did with , that this would have made an excellent wordless picture-book. There is nothing covered in the text that isn't more than adequately depicted in the artwork. And what beautiful artwork it is! It reminds me a bit of in style, but with a more colorful palette. Recommended to fans of Kenard Pak's artwork, and to anyone looking for visually appealing picture-books about the changing of the seasons.
December 8, 2018
I was a bit underwhelmed by this one but maybe my expectations were just too high. I found the hello refrain a bit annoying. Also, it was awkward reading the first few pages. I hadn't realized at first that we were alternating between the children saying "Hello" and then various landscapes etc. returning the greeting! I feel like if they had used a different font it would have been a better cue for those of us reading it aloud. Anyway, I did like the celebration of the actual *changing* of the seasons since so many books seem to just skip that part and focus on the full-fledged season of choice. I was a bit surprised to find Christmas highlighted as part of winter. Of course, there's nothing wrong with that and as we celebrate Christmas it was kind of a nice tie-in with the other holiday books we are reading. But it just seemed to make it less universal by including a specific holiday.
December 29, 2017
Illustrations. Nailed it. Lovely digitally enhanced color pencil and water color paintings.
Story. Good. Two children go on an autumn walk through country, town, and neighborhood, observing as they go.
Flow. Confusing at first but after the reader gets the hang of it it works. On the first (right hand) page it's obvious the children are speaking, and they are the speakers on most the left hand pages which follow. However, most the right hand pages which follow are "spoken" by the flora and fauna which the children have just greeted.
May work better with k-3 children. My three-year-old granddaughter wasn't much taken with it. I shared it with her several times, asking her to point out what she observed in the illustrations, finding the children on every page in which they appeared. Which brings me to another weakness. Inconsistency. Sigh. So close. So close.
Story. Good. Two children go on an autumn walk through country, town, and neighborhood, observing as they go.
Flow. Confusing at first but after the reader gets the hang of it it works. On the first (right hand) page it's obvious the children are speaking, and they are the speakers on most the left hand pages which follow. However, most the right hand pages which follow are "spoken" by the flora and fauna which the children have just greeted.
May work better with k-3 children. My three-year-old granddaughter wasn't much taken with it. I shared it with her several times, asking her to point out what she observed in the illustrations, finding the children on every page in which they appeared. Which brings me to another weakness. Inconsistency. Sigh. So close. So close.
December 16, 2018
Like some others in the Children's Books group, I too was underwhelmed by this. And confused by the different 'speakers.' I would have been annoyed by all the hello's if they'd all been from the children, but as read alternatingly they work, imo. I like the mix of urban and rural settings, and I like the transition from one season to another. I like that the holidays are shown, but subtly... I would not have noticed either had not group members mentioned them. The pictures are appealing, but not awesome, imo. The friendly deer is annoying to me, as I know how much they can damage gardens and woods.
July 8, 2018
Not sure the author researched birds enough--anyone with a bird feeder knows cardinals don't migrate south, and robins and blue jays don't consistently migrate south.
October 29, 2022
Such a whimsical and enchanting read. Enjoy with a cup of hot chocolate!
Ages: 3 - 6
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Ages: 3 - 6
Cleanliness: nothing to note.
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September 20, 2017
This book is a great representation of the changing seasons especially live in area where this all happens.
Love the feeling of what appears to be a small town, with houses near the edge of town attracting deer in the illustrations, perfect short text which also conveys the feel of the season.
Wouldn't be interesting to have book about the changing seasons in the desert or someplace tropical??
Love the feeling of what appears to be a small town, with houses near the edge of town attracting deer in the illustrations, perfect short text which also conveys the feel of the season.
Wouldn't be interesting to have book about the changing seasons in the desert or someplace tropical??
October 28, 2017
This was a chance read, I just happen to have a few minutes when I came across it. Its beautiful, I loved it. The writing was simple but I thought the art was incredibly peaceful and calming. I would highly recommend it as a night read with some hot chocolate, whether you have a child to read it to or not.
October 1, 2017
Gorgeous, very Klassen-like, illustrations. Useful text, but nothing artful about the writing.
January 16, 2018
Gorgeous pictures but the text is bizarrely inaccurate about what happens as the seasons change. Did anyone proof it?
March 9, 2018
sure, it was gorgeous. it was well composed. it was perfect and short. it was kinda boring. the author has another title similar to this one ill pick up next week. i do enjoy a series. but this guys touch of disney is a little to persistent and inauthentic.
February 16, 2020
Love this author/illustrator. One note- Cardinals and Robins over winter and don’t migrate south.
February 11, 2023
We own all four of Pak’s Hello, Goodbye seasons books. They are beautifully illustrated and the words really encompass the transitions between the respective seasons. We read this over and over this winter and predict we will continue to until we’re ready to say hello to spring .
December 21, 2024
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21 December 2024
تحتفل بقدوم فصل الشتاء الجميل،
أحببتها 💜🌰☔️🌧🕯🍊🧡
21 December 2024
December 2, 2018
I really liked this book that shows the transition between these two seasons. I liked the soft, fuzzy, and subdued illustrations, and the way the illustrator changes the color palette from autumn to winter; from oranges, reds, and yellows, to grays and dark blues. The children seem to be quiet and thoughtful as they watch and greet the changing of the seasons.
April 24, 2018
I like this boon because it is very colorful and can catch children attention . This book is talk about how weather change autumn to winter. I think children would say the leafs are becoming yellow , the winter is coming .i will ask them ask like this what do you see on the picture . Do you like Autumn or winter.
March 16, 2018
Seasons.
November 29, 2018
Kenard Pak’s illustrations are simple and beautiful. The story follows the change of season which is unique. The whole series is my favorite on seasons. The books are delightful and soothing.
November 1, 2020
The narrative is underwhelming, but I love how the palettes shift from autumn to winter. Would read again just for the colors.
October 14, 2022
Are you really going to read a spoiler longer than this picture book? Autumn becomes winter. Beautiful artwork ;)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 13, 2024
Good book about the changing seasons and how things are always changing and moving around us. Loved how the pacing slows down just as winter forces us to slow down too.
Mia’s Year of Books: Day 247
Mia’s Year of Books: Day 247
January 20, 2021
Text-to-Teaching Connection:
After reading this book, I would like to do a writing/art lesson with my students. I would like for them to write out some of the changes that occur when the season is changing from autumn to winter. Such things as the leaves fall to the ground, the animals start to prepare for hibernation, the days become shorter, etc. Then I would like for them to draw me a picture of one of the changes they wrote about and present it to the class.
After reading this book, I would like to do a writing/art lesson with my students. I would like for them to write out some of the changes that occur when the season is changing from autumn to winter. Such things as the leaves fall to the ground, the animals start to prepare for hibernation, the days become shorter, etc. Then I would like for them to draw me a picture of one of the changes they wrote about and present it to the class.
October 9, 2017
Winter is upon us, at least today here in Colorado (10/9/17) and it's snowing and blowing. It's a great time to share this next book. If you are in an area with four seasons, you will appreciate that it can be 70 plus degrees one day, and then wake to 30 degrees and snowing. Kenard Pak has written and illustrated a poetic book about this very thing. The transformation page by page in his book is fabulous. The narrator says "hello" to a variety of things, like leaves and deer, setting sun and North Star, then lets each one tell what is happening in this seasonal change. As this happens, showing people, trees, towns and a broader scenery, Pak's paintings transform the scenes bit by bit, from autumn to winter! He's included wonderful towns and country scenes with lots of people and animals. It's just right for discussing the various changes in seasons with younger children.
December 28, 2017
Since it is winter at the moment when I saw this book in our library I knew I had to grab it. I figured it would be a great book to read during the week of the kiddos being out of school. A and I read it at bedtime and she loved looking at the pictures and finding the deer that seems to follow the brother and sister through out the story.
In Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter we are going through the season of Autumn or Fall and into Winter. We get to see through the pictures of how the world changes from a color of red, yellow and orange to a white winter.
There are not a lot of words to the page so children who can not sit still very long can enjoy the book.
The illustrations are very well done and have an earthy feel to them.
January 10, 2019
This is so on-the-brink of exquisite. The art is so fine. The descriptions, too.
I like it so much I want to fix it:
1. I didn't understand that this was a dialog! Indicate that the "answers" are in a different voice from the "hellos" -- with a slight change in font?
2. Break after "branches" and not after "oak tree." Alas this seemingly small thing tripped me up -- and it was only the 4th page in.
3. The sun's comment also throws me because it doesn't match the pattern. I am surprised how strongly I need the pattern at this point -- I think because it is still a bit of a stretch to buy into the idea of personification. I need it reinforced here.
4. I kind of don't like being shushed. Even (especially?) by a silent night. What if it said, "hello" back in a really tiny tiny voice?
It kills me that this was published with such fixable flaws!
I like it so much I want to fix it:
1. I didn't understand that this was a dialog! Indicate that the "answers" are in a different voice from the "hellos" -- with a slight change in font?
2. Break after "branches" and not after "oak tree." Alas this seemingly small thing tripped me up -- and it was only the 4th page in.
3. The sun's comment also throws me because it doesn't match the pattern. I am surprised how strongly I need the pattern at this point -- I think because it is still a bit of a stretch to buy into the idea of personification. I need it reinforced here.
4. I kind of don't like being shushed. Even (especially?) by a silent night. What if it said, "hello" back in a really tiny tiny voice?
It kills me that this was published with such fixable flaws!
November 21, 2023
In a simple, cheerful conversation with nature, two young children witness how the season changes from autumn to winter.
I loved the illustrations. I also liked the brief narration, because its simplicity was gentle and soothing. There are plenty of other picture books available if you are in the mood to read something clever, witty, or sophisticated. That said, if you are looking for a relaxing picture book which celebrates the changing of the seasons - in this case, autumn to winter - than this is the book for you.
As another reviewer stated, this would be a nice book to enjoy while you are huddled inside, drinking a hot cup of cocoa or tea.
I loved the illustrations. I also liked the brief narration, because its simplicity was gentle and soothing. There are plenty of other picture books available if you are in the mood to read something clever, witty, or sophisticated. That said, if you are looking for a relaxing picture book which celebrates the changing of the seasons - in this case, autumn to winter - than this is the book for you.
As another reviewer stated, this would be a nice book to enjoy while you are huddled inside, drinking a hot cup of cocoa or tea.
September 20, 2017
Beautiful illustrations created with watercolor and pencil, along with a call-and-response type of text, make this a lovely concept book to share with young readers. A brother and sister go for a walk on a chilly day in the late fall. They greet the falling leaves, the birds flying south, the long shadows, and the thickening clouds as they make their way through their neighborhood. All of these signs of changing seasons give way to the snow, frost, and ice of winter as they wake up to winter. This would be great to have in a primary classroom library as part of the seasonal collection.
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