How to Help a Pumpkin Grow
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
What does it take to help a pumpkin grow? Find out in this warm, rhyming tale of gardening and unexpected friendship.
Dog is planting a garden, doing all he can to help his pumpkins grow: protecting them from snow, weeding and watering their patch, and keeping them safe from barnyard creatures who might eat the sprouts! But are Crow, Rabbit, Duck, and Goat really out to destroy the garden? Or are they be new friends hoping to pitch in and help the pumpkins thrive?
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An anthropomorphic, farm-dwelling dog is an eager pumpkin gardener in this rhyming picture book by Wolff. "Dig it./ Spade it./ Seeds to sow.// Keep seeds warm,/ Protect from snow./ I want to help a pumpkin grow," the book begins in staccato rhythm. The bandana-wearing dog soon realizes that a seemingly hungry crow merely wants to assist. "You want to help a pumpkin grow?" becomes the refrain, as the dog recruits new animal friends—the crow, a rabbit, duck, and goat—and their diligence helps the pumpkins flourish. Wolff's richly colored, opaquely textured art, rendered in acrylic gouache, showcases the animals' cooperation: the rabbit eats weeds, the crow holds the hose in its beak, and more. Set in a farmyard world in which levels of anthropomorphism vary (the dog wears accessories and stands upright while the unclothed goat pulls a cart on four legs), this welcoming tale serves as warm encouragement for collaboration. Ages 4–8.
