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The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes

October 9, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes is a miracle of a picture book.  Its stunning lush, rough, almost jagged, illustrations paired with a simple, striking narrative holds an incredible power to focus its readers onto this single story and let the rest of the world fade away. Incredibly,  this book can take two rowdy, bouncy boys and their frazzled mother and make them all stop, breathe, and […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gardening, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Children's Books, Emily Hughes, Flying Eye, Gardening, Hope, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, The Little Gardener

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Maezie’s Pumpkin Patch by Lynn Martin Snowden and Illustrated by Kyle Sydney Powell

November 21, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author.  No other compensation was received.] What do you do when you are 95 years old and someone destroys your pumpkin patch that you’ve been working on for the past six months?  Well, if you’re Maezie, you get upset and then you decide that you’re not going to let it defeat you. This beautiful and inspiring story about how a community rallies with Maezie to rebuild an even more magnificent […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gardening, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Gardening, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Kyle Sydney Powell, Lynn Martin Snowden, Maezie's Pumpkin Patch, Picture Books, Pumpkins

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Old Manhattan Has Some Farms: E-I-E-I-Grow! by Susan Lendroth and Illustrated by Kate Endle

October 18, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Now that over four-fifths of the U.S. population resides in urban areas and farmers are rapidly aging, there’s no better time to start your own urban farm.  You don’t have to be on a farm out in the country to have honey, chickens, fresh fruit, and fresh vegetables — and Old Manhattan Has Some Farms will happily provide the vivid imagery and soundtrack to help you out. Bright and bold gouache imagery illustrate this new take on Old MacDonald Had a Farm making this […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gardening, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Kate Endle, kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gardening, Susan Lendroth, Urban Farming

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