Come Out to the Garden

by Rick January

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Pub Date Mar 16 2012 | Archive Date May 19 2014

Description

“Come out to the garden,” Granny calls to Mary Louise. It’s a beautiful, sunny day, and there are vegetables to be picked and a feast to be cooked! But Mary Louise points out there are plenty of vegetables growing in the cool shade of the porch, so why go out in the sun? Together they pick baskets of corn, beans, and other vegetables, then cook them up and make a tasty, healthy feast. Come join the rhyme and discover the reason why Granny and Mary are dozing in the sun and purring like the cat. Maybe tomorrow, you too can pick some turnips and peas!

A Note From the Publisher

Paperback ISBN 978-1-937084-66-0 $12.95
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Advance Praise

Garden to table for kids!

“Come out to the garden Miss Mary Louise.
Come help me… pick turnips and peas.”

Written as a whimsical rhyming poem, Granny tries to get Mary Louise to come out and help her in the garden. This is a wonderful book to read with children to introduce them to the fun of gardening. Filled with colored pencil sketches and Granny’s favorite vegetables, it is also a good way to learn different vegetables.

Written with heartfelt passion, a wonderful book to read with kids.

~Stephanie Hildreth for NetGalley

The story is written in a simple rhythm that flows perfectly – making it that much easier to read aloud to my boys. It teaches the importance of hard work, growing and sustaining our own food and the relationships between Grandparents and our children. I loved that it had our eldest son talking about our garden that we plan on building in the spring and what vegetables he would like to plant and grow. I love when a children’s book starts conversations with my children that are so important like healthy foods and learning to grow our own food.

The relationships between Grandparents and Grandchildren is so important for children. It was great that in this story Granny was teaching Mary Louise all about the importance of growing our own garden and the nutritional value of vegetables. Grandparent’s have so much knowledge to give our children and it is important to foster this relationship.

~Carla D for NetGalley

Told in rhyming text, this fun story is fantastic. I could use it at storytime and build a lot of conversations with the kids from it.

~Nanci Booher for NetGalley

Garden to table for kids!

“Come out to the garden Miss Mary Louise.
Come help me… pick turnips and peas.”

Written as a whimsical rhyming poem, Granny tries to get Mary Louise to come out and help...