Even as the story elevates the wonders of nature into the realm of the fanciful, it reminds readers to appreciate everyday flowers and soil. Spring colors of lilac, daffodil yellow, pale blue, and leafy green bloom in Caldecott Medalist. Henkes gives the young storyteller a matter-of-fact voice and a sly sense of humor, while dewy watercolors and ink picture her reveling in a magical world of plants, birds, and butterflies. Greenwillow, 17.99 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-06-171517-4. ” At this, the girl nibbles a bunny, surrounded by cocoa rabbits wearing telltale ribbons. Seashells and jelly beans sprout, disliked vegetables are invisible, and pests are not a problem: “the rabbits would be chocolate and I would eat them She picks a flower and, in her perfect garden, another pops right up. Gazing up at sunflowers, she giggles to imagine them colored in dots and plaids. Had a garden,” she says, things would be less predictable. She dutifully waters and weeds, “but if I My Garden Audible Audiobook Unabridged Kevin Henkes (Author), Cassandra Morris (Narrator), & 1 more 147 ratings Goodreads Choice Award nominee Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 17.99 66 Used from 1.99 25 New from 13.05 1 Collectible from 25. I’m her helper,” explains a girl, who wears a petunia-pink dress and a golden straw hat. Harvest your own shells to make Garden Shell Pasta Bake.Spring colors of lilac, daffodil yellow, pale blue, and leafy green bloom in Caldecott Medalist Henkes’s fanciful account of the great outdoors. One 'crop' featured in the book is seashells.Young readers can imagine what they would grow in Their Garden with the My Garden Mural.My Garden activities coming up this week: PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780061715174 BY (AUTHOR) Henkes, Kevin. A true Kevin Henkes classic that will hold a special spot on (and off!) the bookshelf for years to come. DESCRIPTION : The girl in this book grows chocolate rabbits. Illustrated with ink and watercolor illustrations in a sunny, pastel palette, this is a book that naturally inspires imaginations to meander beyond the restraints of our everyday world and envision a garden bursting with enviable wonders.Įach page invites readers in to see the unique details of the little girl’s garden but also manages to simultaneously inspire readers to imagine their own unique garden and the special things they would grow. A garden that doesn’t grow weeds but instead has jelly bean bushes, chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, and never-ending flowers are just a few of the wonders of our little gardener in Kevin Henkes beautiful, imaginative My Garden.

My garden by kevin henkes