MY GRADE: A
SYNOPSIS: Rebecca Estelle has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl when pumpkins were often the only food her family had. When an enormous pumpkin falls off a truck and smashes in her yard, she shovels dirt over the pieces and forgets about them. But those slimy pumpkin smithereens sprout up in autumn, and Rebecca Estelle finds a sea of pumpkins in her garden.
SYNOPSIS: Rebecca Estelle has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl when pumpkins were often the only food her family had. When an enormous pumpkin falls off a truck and smashes in her yard, she shovels dirt over the pieces and forgets about them. But those slimy pumpkin smithereens sprout up in autumn, and Rebecca Estelle finds a sea of pumpkins in her garden.
MY THOUGHTS: This 36- page story is about a woman who chose to make food and jack o'lanterns out of a lot of unwanted pumpkins that grew in her yard. It brought the whole town together. The illustrations are very colorful and I especially love her cat, Esmeralda. I don't use the word "lovely" but this was so lovely.
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MY GRADE: B
SYNOPSIS: Deirdre did not have a sleek and velvet coat. She did not have a lean and graceful body. She did not walk like a queen with her head in the air. But to the Wilsons, Deirdre was a very special cat. Whenever they came home, she was always there, waiting on the braided mat in the front hall. Then, one year a terrible thing happened.
MY THOUGHTS: This is about a black cat named Deirdre who's on vacation with her family. Her owner opens her cage in the car to check on her and she escapes! After a month, she shows up at someone's home and is returned to her owners. It's not said whether Deirdre enjoyed her time away from her family, just that she hated being in a cage.
MY GRADE: B
SYNOPSIS: Deirdre did not have a sleek and velvet coat. She did not have a lean and graceful body. She did not walk like a queen with her head in the air. But to the Wilsons, Deirdre was a very special cat. Whenever they came home, she was always there, waiting on the braided mat in the front hall. Then, one year a terrible thing happened.
MY THOUGHTS: This is about a black cat named Deirdre who's on vacation with her family. Her owner opens her cage in the car to check on her and she escapes! After a month, she shows up at someone's home and is returned to her owners. It's not said whether Deirdre enjoyed her time away from her family, just that she hated being in a cage.
This story had no moral or lesson to be learned. I don't think I've never read a children's book where specific real places were mentioned like they were in here, several places in Canada. I also don't like the faces on some of the family members.
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