In My Garden
by Charlotte Zolotow
illustrated by Philip Stead
Neal Porter Books (Holiday House), 2020. Text first published in 1960. 40 pages.
Review written April 21, 2020, from a library book
Starred Review
Here’s a perfect storytime book about changing seasons, beginning with Spring. The text is simple but lyrical, and I found myself reading it out loud, even though I was at home by myself. When the library starts doing story times again, I’m going to find a time to use this book.
The idea is simple. For each season, the girl speaking tells us what she loves best in her garden, and what she loves most to do.
The fun part, though, is that every time after she says what she loves best, she tells about other things she loves in that season.
Here’s one example:
In the fall what I love most to do is rake leaves.
Of course there are other things I like to do in the fall – buy new sweaters and skirts and pencil boxes for school, and pick the ripe golden pears from my tree.
But what I love most to do in the fall is rake leaves and jump in the big crackly golden piles of them.
Of course the natural thing to do after reading this book is talk about what you love best about the season you’re in.
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