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April 7th, 2012
Fruit-and-Go-Seek!
Here’s a list of fruits and fruit parts in the last spread of Go, Go, Grapes: a Fruit Chant (Release date: May 22, 2012) Find them in the book if you can!
Vegetables and fruits
Go, Go, Grapes: A Fruit Chant
March 14th, 2012
Okay, so I’m more than a little bit excited about Go, Go, Grapes: A Fruit Chant (Release date May 22, 2012 by Beach Lane Books/S&S). Kirkus subscribers can see the Kirkus review of the book already. I’ve just started posting fruit-related pictures and posts. More to come!
More Fruit For Fun
March 14th, 2012-
- Guava at El Paraiso Grocery
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- Chinese longyan fruit, also called “dragon eyes”
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- Fruit and veggies at a market in Peru
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- Paw paw, a wild, creamy fruit
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- A smiling watermelon!
More Fruit Not In Go, Go, Grapes: A Fruit Chant
March 14th, 2012A few more fruit that did not fit in Go, Go, Grapes: gooseberries and black raspberries. It included red raspberries. But here are black raspberries. 
They grow wild here but are also raised commercially. They are NOT blackberries. They are the same shape as red raspberries and sometimes have a slightly bitter aftertaste. Wild animals around here seem to prefer them over red raspberries. So does my husband Jeff…hmm….
Gooseberries. An uncommon and rather tart fruit Beautiful!Black raspberries!
Cranberries Sour Over Go, Go, Grapes
March 13th, 2012Alas, so sorry, cranberries! We could not fit you into Go, Go, Grapes: a Fruit Chant which is coming out May 22. Go ahead and be sour. We love your sourness. Tart is art, we say! Here are a few consolation photos of how you looked when we photographed you in hopes of including you in the book.
These are from the Hovenkamp’s booth at South Bend Farmer’s Market. They are Michigan cranberries. (Sorry, New Jersey, we went closer to home for ours.) We live 7 miles from Michigan. Cranberries are also grown extensively in Wisconsin.
Look for a cranberry muffin recipe soon. How much do we love cranberries? Well, we served cranberry (and blueberry) muffins at our wedding reception oh so many years ago.
www.centennialcranberry.com A historic farm in Michigan
Fruit Art Fun With Go, Go, Grapes: A Fruit Chant
March 13th, 2012-
- Experiments before making final spread
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- More experiments!
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- Trying cookie cutter cutouts to make shapes
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- How to make watermelon cutouts
April’s Favorite Apple Salad
March 13th, 2012In anticipation of Go, Go, Grapes: a Fruit Chant being released, I’m sharing my version of Waldorf salad. We don’t keep mayo around the house. So I just cut up the apples, add celery, pecans, and raisins, and a dab of whatever yogurt we have in the fridge. Yum!
Vegetable Cookery For Kids
November 9th, 2011I picked up a copy of a magazine called Chop Chop “The fun cooking magazine for families” at a local New Balance shoe store. I have to say the magazine looks great. High quality content. It would be a great place to go after reading Rah, Rah, Radishes: a Vegetable Chant and the upcoming Go, Go, Grapes: a Fruit Chant. So kids’ veggie and fruit enthusiasm can move into the kitchen. Here’s Chop Chop magazine’s site: http://www.chopchopmag.org/
Gardening Books for Kids
October 29th, 2011Saw this post on INK and it might be useful to those of you needing gardening books. Apparently, there’s an award list created by the American Horticultural Society.
