The full-page spreads give way to the constrained, circular form that the story started with, the illustrations that depict the real world. The world of imagination, of magic, where all that she wishes for can happen.Īnd then the illustrations change again. "but if I had a garden…" she says, and hey-presto, the illustrations change. The first picture, of Mom’s garden, is constrained in a circle. The illustrations march hand in hand with the words. Magic, and color, and aliveness is what would inform her garden. "birds and butterflies by the hundreds, so that the air was humming with wings." Instant flowers to replace those that you pick A girl helps out in her mother’s garden, but in the garden of her imagination, there are chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change color, and seashells. She does not like carrots, weeds are to be pulled out, and rabbits are pests who nibble away at the lettuce.Ĭolor-changing, pattern-appearing flowers that would never die How does your garden grow A wondrous New York Times bestselling picture book from Caldecott medalist Kevin Henkes. Win.We get to know the little girl in the book very well indeed.
Radishes take about 30 days from seed to table…and they’re bright red and round and fun to pull. Of course we plant other stuff as well, but little kids are impatient and need to see some progress. But every year we plant radishes because they’re one of the fastest growing veggies out there. Don’t go overboard - there are a ton of tools for gardening with kids, but really all they need is a watering can and a kid-sized shovel.Ģ.) Plant some things that grow quickly. I’m not a radish person. And you don’t have to buy new - there’s a great selection on eBay, and you can check garage sales and thrift stores. And also - free labor. Here are a few tips for gardening with kids.ġ.) Get them their own tools. We like these Melissa and Doug Sunny Patch tools, but there are lots of other children’s gardening tools. The fresh air and exercise does all of us good. Studies show kids involved in planting their own veggies are more likely to eat them. When it’s finally time to plant here, the kids get to work, too.
The weather turns warm, I get suckered into planting something fun and colorful outdoors, and then we get a snowstorm that buries my flowers and a little bit of my soul under a foot and a half of snow. It’s staying light later…and yesterday, it was almost 70 degrees here.
0 kommentar(er)
