The Twelve Months of the Year, with a Picture for each Month. Adapted to Northern Latitudes

This gentle seasonal primer guides young listeners through the twelve months, beginning with January’s snow and frozen ground and ending with December’s quiet winter. Each month introduces familiar changes in the Northern climate: lengthening days, spring blossoms, singing birds, summer gardens, ripening fruit, harvest fields, falling leaves, and indoor reading.

Alongside these observations are simple lessons drawn from everyday life and Scripture. Children are encouraged to obey their parents, overcome anger and bad habits, care for plants and animals, ask permission before taking treats, and recognize the importance of kindness, diligence, and faith. Short rhymes, Bible verses, and references to well-known parables make the book both an introduction to the calendar and a moral reading experience for families.