I rated this book as a combination with the text and art. The poetry consists of the occasional couplet, but mostly also uses acrostic poems that compliment (and vice versa) the full page, painted art. The poems and paintings are based on the cycle of the seasons.

The artwork is very beautiful, with illustrations stretching across the face of the pages, displaying the scene relevant to the written poems. The poems are written large enough that a young child might recognize the vertical message as a sight word even if they can't yet read the lines of smaller text.

There are several books of poetry for children, but this is the first one that I've seen that focuses on acrostic poems, and a budding poet might enjoy the form. ( )