When Old Grandfather Winter disappears into his ice palace high in the mountains, Young Robin chirps her wake-up song to the Root Children deep underground. ³Wake up,² she sings, ³it¹s time for the masquerade!² Right away, the Root Children set to work sewing their flowering costumes and painting bugs with rainbows until they sparkle like jewels. Then they frolic out into the world in a joyous chorus of frolic and song all through Summer, until the frosty Autumn winds blow away the leaves and flowers. The Root Children return to their underground bed with gentle Mother Earth until Spring returns again.

• ISBN: 9780590425179
• Author: Wood, Audrey
• Published: 2002 , Scholastic Press
• Themes: Appreciation of Nature, Dance, Seasons, spring
• Descriptors: Germany, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 32