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The Perfect Picture Book
 
Authors and illustrators share what their picture books are perfect for and how parents and educators can best use them
 

Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm

 
 

⬇️ Author Lindsay H. Metcalf shares about their picture book OUTDOOR FARM, INDOOR FARM.


✨ "This is the perfect picture book for discovering how both outdoor and indoor farms sustainably grow the food we eat throughout the year."


"This book can also be used …

📚 to discuss how science and technology are used on farms,

📚 to learn how climate change affects farms,

📚 to study the seasons, 

📚 and to understand rhyme."


Author: Lindsay H. Metcalf

Illustrator: Xin Li

Publisher: Astra Young Readers

Publication date: April 9, 2024


Follow:

📌 lindsayhmetcalf.com 

📌 @lindsayhmetcalf 

📌 @lixin.illustration 

📌 @astrakidsbooks

Miss MacDonald Has A Farm

 
 

⬇️ Author Kalee Gwarjanski shares about their picture book MISS MACDONALD HAS A FARM.


✨ "This is the perfect picture book for reading (singing!) aloud, farm fans, and veggie lovers."


📚 "This book can also be used to learn about gardening tasks, seasonality, and a variety of vegetables."


Author: Kalee Gwarjanski

Illustrator: Elizabet Vukovic

Publisher: Doubleday, Random House Children's Books

Publication Date: March 12, 2024


Follow:

📌 www.kaleegwarjanski.com 

📌 twitter: @kaleegwar 

📌 linktree.com/kaleegwarjanski

My Grandpa, My Tree, and Me

 
 

⬇️ Author Roxanne Troup shares about their picture book MY GRANDPA, MY TREE, AND ME:

 

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for celebrating grandparents and learning where our food comes from."

 

This book can also be used:
📚 to study lyrical language
📚 to learn about the seasons and how those seasons affect farmers
📚 as a mentor text for writers using a compare and contrast story structure

 

Author: Roxanne Troup
Illustrator: Kendra Binney
Publisher: Yeehoo Press
Publication Date: April 2023

 

Follow Roxanne Troup:
📌 www.roxannetroup.com
📌 @roxannetroup (on Twitter/X)