A review by readingthroughtheages
Almost Time by Elizabeth Stickney, Gary D. Schmidt

5.0

The passing of time can be hard and difficult to measure for a young child. Especially if the passing of time means the weather has to cooperate! A young boy and his father are waiting for it to be time to collect sap from the trees to make syrup. The days need to be longer and warmer and that just doesn't seem to be happening! He also is waiting for a tooth to get looser and fall out. After a while, green grass starts to appear and it takes just a bit longer to turn on the lights at night, and then it's time for sap!
I've read books recently about the passing of time and this one just struck me right in the heart!