{"id":37555,"date":"2020-07-10T22:06:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T02:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=37555"},"modified":"2020-07-10T22:06:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T02:06:46","slug":"review-of-in-my-garden-by-charlotte-zolotow-illustrated-by-philip-stead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=37555","title":{"rendered":"Review of In My Garden, by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by Philip Stead"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In My Garden<\/em><\/p>\n

by Charlotte Zolotow
\nillustrated by Philip Stead<\/p>\n

Neal Porter Books (Holiday House), 2020. Text first published in 1960. 40 pages.
\nReview written April 21, 2020, from a library book
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s 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\u2019m going to find a time to use this book.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one example:<\/p>\n

In the fall what I love most to do is rake leaves.<\/p>\n

Of course there are other things I like to do in the fall \u2013 buy new sweaters and skirts and pencil boxes for school, and pick the ripe golden pears from my tree.<\/p>\n

But what I love most to do in the fall is rake leaves and jump in the big crackly golden piles of them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course the natural thing to do after reading this book is talk about what you love best about the season you\u2019re in.<\/p>\n

charlottezolotow.com<\/a>
\nphilipstead.com<\/a>
\nHolidayHouse.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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