Carter Higgins 的《Round and Round the Year We Go》以詩意的語言與細膩的觀察，引導孩子認識一年十二個月的節奏與風貌。
書中每一頁對應一個月份，透過簡潔生動的描述，描繪出四季更迭中的自然細節與日常情景，讓孩子在閱讀中建立時間感與季節概念。
這本繪本的教育價值不只在於認識月份與季節，更在於培養觀察力與感受力。
孩子會學習如何留意天氣的變化、動植物的成長、節慶的出現，進而與自己的生活經驗連結。
每個月份不是冷冰冰的名詞，而是帶有氣味、顏色與溫度的記憶片段。
Emily Hughes 的插圖色彩溫暖、風格自然，畫面中藏著許多與時間有關的小細節，非常適合引導孩子進行延伸觀察與討論。
老師或家長可以搭配生活經驗，設計月份日記、四季圖卡或自然探索活動，讓閱讀從書頁延伸至真實世界。
這本結合文學美感與教育功能的繪本，不僅適合親子共讀，也非常適合作為時間與季節主題的教學資源。
它溫柔地提醒我們：時間不只是流逝，而是可以被細細品味、慢慢記住的。
Eric Carle meets Chicken Soup with Rice in this joyful dance through the year one month at a time, sure to whirl young readers right along with it.
Time never passed so happily! From sledding and snowman-crafting in January to the New Year’s countdown in December, childlike drawings and jolly text describe each month of the year with all the fun that each one promises. This book works like a song: each month is a new verse, and readers transition into each new season by a chorus with a recurring refrain, which is riffed on throughout the year.
Beloved author-illustrator Carter Higgins is back with all her quirky warmth in Round and Round the Year We Go, a book as fun to read aloud as it is to listen to and learn from. Story time is sure to provoke giggles, games, and ideas for your own seasonal escapades.
