''The Four Seasons of Mary Azarian'' is a 2000 children's book by

Mary Azarian Mary Azarian (born 1940) is an American woodcut artist and children's book illustrator. She won the 1999 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing '' Snowflake Bentley'' by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. It tells about the life of ...

. The book contains wood carvings that have been printed from the author's woodcut carvings, some of which have been painted. It has been reviewed positively, for example ''

The Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

'' called it a regional book that is a "classic winner".

Synopsis

''The Four Seasons of Mary Azarian'' has carvings of all four seasons, depicting activities and sights which may occur in each of them. For each season, there are short stories of inspiration by seasonal changes, or of stories that Mary has experienced in those seasons.

Reception

Reception for ''The Four Seasons of Mary Azarian'' has been mostly positive. '' Booklist'' gave the book a positive review, praising Azarian's wood carvings. ''

'' called it a regional book that is a "classic winner".

References

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