Ruth the bunny is excited to share the smelly springtime smells of spring with Bruce! But what will Bruce think of all that stink? “Higgins’ sparse text is humorously juxtaposed with his signature, detail-packed, engaging illustrations. The mouse-sized treehouse and the despondent, dripping moose are especially delightful. Bruce’s unibrow is practically a protagonist in and of itself. Ruth’s exuberance plays off Bruce’s disgruntledness like a sweet pear off gorgonzola.” —Kirkus Reviews
This funny spring book can be used in speech therapy to address social/emotional issues like appreciating the things around you and facial expressions. It is also great for predicting, sequencing, adjectives for targeting initial /r/, /sm/, /br/, and more! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Spring Stinks in speech therapy below: