In a city, the seasons come and go with their own sights and sounds. In January, people turn up their collars and hurry along the cold streets. In April, they buy chocolate eggs at the supermarket. In July, they pour into the parks to get some air. When the first leaves fall in September, children walk to school in stiff new shoes. And the year keeps turning.

In A Year in the City, Kathy Henderson describes the natural rhythm of city life. And, in illustrations that offer readers of all ages much to explore and savor, Paul Howard spins an always fascinating, ever changing kaleidoscope of the urban seasons.

Kathy Henderson says, "In children's books the seasons are usually shown in the countryside, but most children live in the city, and so do I. I wanted to reflect the things we see here: the way people, buildings, and traffic change as the year goes around and the strange and funny things that happen when thousands of people live close together."

From the dust jacket