Children's Story Time

New Books and Old Favorites March 2009

This month's Story Times dates are: March 1st and 15th

Featured Book of the Month:

The Pumpkin Man and the Crafty Creeper

Mr. Parkin grows pumpkins and only pumpkins until one day a bossy plant insists on going home with him. Mr. Parkin who usually tends peaceful pumpkins does all he can to keep the beautiful but demanding plant entertained; this plant needs the finer things in life, poetry and music, in order to stay blooming. Does this mean that Mr. Parkin's serene existence tending his quiet pumpkins is over?

(j)SB427 .A1 M279 1990

The Pumpkin Man and the Crafty Creeper. Mahy, Margaret. New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, l991.

Morning in the Garden. Gondek, Heather J. Woodbury, N Y : Barron's, 2002.
Summary: Lift the flaps or watch the pop-ups to see the animals and plants to wake up in the morning.
(j)SB453 .G586 2001

Lulu Crow's Garden : A Silly Old Story with Brand-New Pictures. Boyd, Lizi. Boston : Little, Brown , c1998.
Summary: Rhyming nonsense verses about Lulu Crown in her garden with all her animal friends.
(j)SB453 .B692 1998

Sky Tree : Seeing Science Through Art. Locker, Thomas. New York : Harper Collins, c1995.
Summary: Follow a tree through the seasons. Thoughtful questions ask the reader to discern the seasonal changes by observing the trees and the sky.
(j)QK475 .L796 1995

In My Garden : A Counting Book. Schumaker, Ward. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2000.
Summary: Counting book featuring garden flowers, fruits, plants, and animals.
(j) SB453 .Sch84 2000

Scarlette Beane. Wallace, Karen. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2000.
Summary: When family members give Scarlette a garden, she succeeds in growing gigantic vegetables and creating something wonderful.
(j)SB321 .W155 2000

Scarecrow. Rylant. Cynthia. San Diego, CA : Harcourt, Inc., 2001.
Summary: Although made of straw and borrowed clothes, a scarecrow appreciates his peaceful, gentle life and the privilege of watching nature at work in the field around him.
(j)SB175 .R983 2001

Mouse Finds a Seed. Moon, Nicola. London : Pavilion, 1996.
Summary: Following the advice of his family and friends, Mouse plants a seed and watches it develop into a sunflower.
(j)SB117 .M778 1998

In the Tall, Tall Grass. Fleming, Denise. New York : Henry Holt, c1991.
Summary: Rhymed text presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime to nightfall.
(j)SB197 .F629 1991

An Edible Alphabet. Christensen, Bonnie. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1994.
Summary: Depicts edible plants from Apple to Zucchini by means of wood engravings and brief descriptive text.
(j)SB105 .A1 C462 1994

Planting a Rainbow. Ehlert, Lois. San Diego, CA : Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1988.
Summary: A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.
(j)SB454 .C71 Eh56 1988

This Year's Garden. Rylant, Cynthia. New York : Bradbury Press, c1984.
Summary: Follow the seasons of the year as reflected in the growth of life, and death of the vegetable garden of a large rural family.
(j)SB321 .R983 1984