Mystery Vine: A Pumpkin Surprise

Falwell, Cathryn

ISBN 10: 006177197X ISBN 13: 9780061771972

Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 2009

Synopsis

As the seasons go by, the mystery vine grows and grows and grows. Now, finally, it is autumn, and the mystery vine is no longer a mystery.

Hello, pumpkins!

This is the season for jack-o'-lanterns, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin seeds—ready for toasting and munching, and for saving and planting come spring.

About this title

About the Author:

Cathryn Falwell grows vegetables and mystery vines in her garden next to Frog Song Pond in Maine. The pond and its creatures have been featured in the books Turtle Splash! and Scoot!, also published by Greenwillow Books.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-K—Two children plant a garden in the spring. They water and weed and enjoy each vegetable as it ripens, but they are puzzled by one particular vine. Both spring and summer pass, and finally, in the fall, their mystery vine produces pumpkins. This will come as no surprise to even very young readers, as pumpkins are pictured on both the cover and title page, one of the seed packets the little girl carries has a picture of a pumpkin, and the book is subtitled "a pumpkin surprise." The layout is quite nice, with the text offset in small frames and enticing pictures of vegetables gracing the top, and brightly colored collages with clean lines decorating the pages. However, the rhyming text itself is often forced and awkward. Delightful pumpkin books abound, making this one a marginal purchase.—Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ END

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 006177197X
• ISBN 13: 9780061771972
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Falwell Cathryn