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| PreSchool-Grade 2–With a new sister at home, Vera finds there is no peace. She can't sleep, there's no place quiet enough to read or draw. She declares, "That baby fills up the whole house." Luckily Grandpa is there to pay attention to her needs. Together they till a plot of land, gather tall sticks that they form into a tent, and plant some beans. Even before the vines start to sprout, Vera is attracted by the allure of her own space. She sets up a stool, hangs a birdfeeder, and happily watches birds and stick shadows. "She read her library books and forgot about the horrible baby." Although readers see the mother and baby in the background, the focus is on the growth of the beans, not of the infant. Come autumn, while putting aside the dried legumes for the following year, Vera glances down at her sister and realizes that she's not so ugly or loud anymore. The two even share a laugh and Vera promises to make her a bean tent of her own, if she is good. The gouache illustrations are an integral part of the story. With careful precision they define Vera's tidy world. Their exactitude is eased by a plethora of patterns–the checkered clothing, the baby's blanket–and the looseness of nature. Readers will delight in Vera's assertion of her independence.– Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI
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Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
| Vera has just gotten a new baby sister. She is starting to feel like there is no room for her in the house. Her grandfather helps her to make a bean tent in the yard. Vera loves the tent and spend lots of time there. So the beans grow to cover her tent her baby sister grows as well. Vera starts to like her even more. She builds her a special bean tent right next to hers!
The pictures were fun to look at. The story moved at a fast pace as well.
We would recommend this book to families who are getting ready to have babies. This would make a great story to read and discuss with young children about the way they feel about having a new baby in the home. |
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