Author: Eve
Bunting
Illustrator:
Kathryn Hewitt
Publisher: Hartcourt,
Inc. 1994, HMH Books for Young Readers reprint edition, Mar 13, 2000
Age: 4 - 6
Topic: Gardening,
Birthdays, Family, Stories in rhyme
Opening:
Garden in a shopping cart,
Doesn't it look great?
Book Summary:
A young girl prepares a small garden as a surprise for her
mother’s birthday.
Resources:
Learn about the flowers the young girl uses to make her
garden: pansies, daisies, daffodils, geraniums and tulips.
Discuss various places to find gardens: in a yard, indoor
garden, potted gardens, window sill gardens, and more.
Plant a colorful garden. Find some great ideas here.
Find extension activities on Scholastic. More ideas here include nature walks and more.
Why I Like This Book:
Simple, easy to read and colorful. This book follows a young
girl’s journey to making a colorful garden as a surprise for her mother’s
birthday. Follow her as she buys the flowers, carries it home and transplant it
into a pot. I was drawn to the fact that the family did not live in a single
family home but in an apartment and the young girl still found a way to bring both
beauty and nature to her home for her mother. It is so important for children
to grow up surrounded by natural things even if they don’t have access to a
backyard. Something like a garden box is a wonderful way to teach children how
to care for plants and the environment.
2 comments:
This struck a chord for me because I used to think up ways to do special things for my mother on her birthday! Such a lovely and creative story. And, I love Eve Bunting.
I can't believe that in all my years of gardening I never read this! It looks like lots of fun.
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