Good Morning, Garden [Hardcover]

Barbara Brenner (Author), Denise Ortakales (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Good Morning, Garden is a tranquil greeting to a new day, and a celebration of all living things in a child's garden. The loosely rhyming, lilting text shows a child's joy in discovering chipmunks, ladybugs, butterflies, and blackberries. This gentle good-morning book is perfect for starting off the day in quiet, curious reverie. Stunning, intricate cut-paper illustrations throughout provide brilliant detail, perfectly capturing the wonder of a morning garden.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3–A little girl steps inside her garden gate to welcome the arrival of a new day. Greeting flowers and animals, she skips and scampers about the heavenly place, depicted in hues that are fresh and vibrant. "Good morning, bee balm and bumblebees," she chants, and the alliterative tone and subtle rhyme scheme continue throughout this joyful celebration. Children already familiar with cherries and blackberries will take notice of the more unusual "...plants with funny names. Cow Vetch. Goat's Beard. Sneezeweed. Dogbane." Ortakales works with sculpted paper to convey the depth and detail of a garden replete with luscious plants and friendly creatures, both along the garden path and tucked into the underbrush. To usher in the new day and rejoice in nature's gifts, pair this with Chief Jake Swamp's Giving Thanks (Lee & Low, 1995). For a garden unit, plant it alongside Anita Lobel's Alison'sZinnia (Greenwillow, 1990) or Pat Schories's Over under in the Garden (Farrar, 1996; o.p.).–Gloria Koster, West School, New Canaan, CT
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About the Author

Barbara Brenner is an award-winning author who has written more than eighty books for children and a dozen non-fiction books for adults. Her book On the Frontier With Mr. Audubon is on the Master List of the William Allen White Award Books and was selected by School Library Journal as "The Best of the Best" among the books published for children throughout twenty-six publishing seasons. Ms. Brenner has won the ALA's Notable Book Award for Wagon Wheels, Snake-Lover's Diary, and Voices: Poetry and Art from Around the World, which was also an ALA Best Book for YA in 2000. Wagon Wheels was also a nominee for the William Allen White Award and is a Reading Rainbow selection, as is The Tremendous Tree Book. The Falcon Sting was a candidate for the Edgar Allen Poe Award given by the Mystery Writers of America. In 1986, Ms. Brenner was elected Distinguished Pennsylvania Author of the Year. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Fred.

Illustrator Denise Ortakales is a graduate of The Art Institute of Boston. Her award-winning paper sculptures have appeared in consumer and business magazines, as well as children's magazines and books, including Planets and Carrot in My Pocket. Denise is a life-long resident of Laconia, New Hampshire, where she lives with her husband and two sons.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Cooper Square Publishing Llc (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559718889
• ISBN-13: 978-1559718882
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,982,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book, June 13, 2007

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My kids and I loved this book. The artwork is beautiful; it makes you want to just step into the book. And Barbara Brenner's words teach the names of many plants.