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Mystery Vine
CCBC Review:
As two young children help plant and tend their vegetables over the spring and into summer, they are puzzled by the mystery vine creeping its way across the garden. What could it be? “Carrot tops were good for tickles; cucumbers for making pickles. We looked and looked for clue or sign to help us guess the Mystery Vine.” It isn’t until fall that they finally get an answer: pumpkins--lots of pumpkins! To bake into pies, to carve into jack-o-lanterns, and with seeds to roast and seeds to save and plant again. Cathryn Falwell’s pleasing story is illustrated with inviting collage art that punctuates the brown earth and green leaves of the garden with the children’s brightly-hued clothing and colors of the harvest. The enthusiastic siblings have light brown skin and very green thumbs indeed. ©2009 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Cathryn Falwell
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Food and Cooking
Gardens and Gardening
Seasons
Stories in Rhyme
Diversity subject:
Brown Skin Unspecified
Publishers:
Greenwillow, HarperCollins
Publish Year: 2009
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780061771989
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Falwell