Review By HOMA WOODRUM Billie the Unicorn by Brianne Brouhard is a vividly illustrated story set in what we learn is a world where unicorns grow plants and flowers. Billie is a little blue unicorn who seems to continually long for different pastures. She tends a cornfield but ventures into the forest to learn from her cousins [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Garden'
Billie the Unicorn
January 25th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Animals in Captivity·Brianne Brouhard·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Garden·Gardening·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Unicorn
Grow It Yourself!
January 6th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Capstone now has a new wonderful imprint, Heinemann-Raintree, that’s solely dedicated to publishing curriculum-driven nonfiction “that encourages inquiry and satisfies curiosity” for students in grades PreK-8. In their “Grow It Yourself!” series, children are challenged to cultivate something with a tangible result – catnip for a cat toy, tomatoes for [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Classroom Books·Early Elementary·Garden·Gardening·Homeschooling·John Malam·Natural Living·Nonfiction
Uno’s Garden
September 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By ANDREA ZOLLMAN With a story reminiscent of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax and Bill Peet’s The Wump World, Uno’s Garden features the vivid illustrations of Graeme Base (Animalia) and a story of how plants, animals and humans can either live in harmony or not, depending on the choices those humans make. While hiking one [...]
Tags:Andrea Zollman·Conservation·Early Elementary·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Garden·Graeme Base·Preschoolers·Urban Sprawl·Wildlife
Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story
July 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT If you are looking for a pleasing picture book about the ins and outs of composting, Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story is a great choice. This book is not long but it covers all of the basics of composting in an engaging way that makes the process seem [...]
Tags:Composting·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Garden·Gardening·Jennifer Gannett·Linda Glaser·Preschoolers
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
June 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL My daughter and I enjoyed reading about Mr. McGreely’s gardening enthusiasm and battle with the bunnies over his vegetables. G. Brian Karas (whom I recognized from My Crayons Talk and Baby Bug) creates cute little bunnies to accompany Candace Fleming’s cute bunny sounds as the moochers munch away on Mr. McGreely’s [...]
Tags:Animals·Candace Fleming·Conflict·Conflict Resolution·Early Elementary·G. Brian Karas·Garden·Gardening·Humane·Humor·Huyen MacMichael·Preschoolers·Problem Solving·Rabbits·Urban Wildlife
Too Many Turkeys
April 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT After visiting Catskill Animal Sanctuary some time ago and meeting a rescued turkey named Ethel and her cohort, I became enamored with turkeys in a way that I hadn’t known was possible. They are so cool! So when I came upon the book Too Many Turkeys, I held my breath with each page I [...]
Tags:Compassion·Early Elementary·Farmed Animals·Garden·Gardening·Jennifer Gannett·Linda White·Problem Solving·Thanksgiving·Turkeys
All the World
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee teamed up to create All the World, a book so beautiful that it received the Caldecott Honor last year. (The Caldecott Medal went to The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney.) Capturing the magic of everyday moments , this book boasts several scenes that [...]
Tags:Beach·Bedtime·Caldecott Honor·Cooking·Depictions of Dairy in Books·Early Elementary·Family·Garden·Gardening·Honey·Liz Garton Scanlon·Marla Frazee·Nature·Preschoolers·Shore·Summer
The Cabbage Soup Solution
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL This is such a beautiful and peaceful tale that it was a joy to read. I absolutely adore the soft and colorful watercolors, the well-rounded characters with such expressive faces and bodies, and the gentle humor infused throughout the story. My daughter was not immune to the magic of the story [...]
Tags:Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards·Cabbages·Cats·Companion Animals·Early Elementary·Erika Oller·Friendship·Garden·Gardening·Humor·Huyen MacMichael·Illustration·Preschoolers·Vegetables
Fruits of India, Vegetables of India, and Flowers of India
January 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN When it’s Indian Night in our household, I’m usually the sous chef prepping all the fruits and veggies for our masalas, curries and chutneys. And when these three titles, Fruits of India, Vegetables of India, and Flowers of India, made their way into my hands, I was not only giddily [...]
Tags:Baby Book·Carolyn M. Mullin·Carrots·Corn·Ethnic Food·Flowers·Food·Fruits·Garden·Good for Toddlers·Grapes·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Helmut Wolf·India·Jill Hartley·Preschoolers·Roses·Vegetables·Watermelon
A Garden for Pig
September 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY A Garden for Pig is a new title that encourages kids to grow and eat their veggies. Based on a true story, in which a pig breaks into a neighboring garden, eats some squash, and “delivers” the seeds to his own pen, Kathryn Thurman’s picture book is sure to get some [...]
Tags:Composting·Early Elementary·Fruit·Garden·Gardening·Illustration·Kathryn Thurman·Lindsay Ward·Organic·Pigs·Preschoolers·Vegetables
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