Miss MacDonald Has a Farm by Elizabet Vukovic, Kalee Gwarjanski
ISBN: 0593568168
Format: Picture Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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This debut picture book by Maine author Kalee Gwarjanski, shares all the labors of love Miss MacDonald must go through, in order to harvest her vegetables. Gwarjanski’s clever phrasing breathes new life into an old classic. Miss MacDonald sports an adorable denim overall dress and purple clogs. Readers will get an appreciation for the hard work that goes into caring for plants. When caring for her tomatoes, the refrain is “E-I-E-I-GROW . . . With a weed-weed here, and a pluck-pull there, here it’s red, there it’s ripe, everywhere it’s ripe, ripe. Miss MacDonald has a farm. She loves things that grow.”

The back matter contains a glossary explaining farming tasks and an Harvest Vegetable bake recipe. The catchy text and the attractive illustrations that contain elements of block-printing will make for a lively read-aloud, with many possibilities for accompanying programming and activities. Highly recommended for public and school libraries.

Reviewed by Deanna Contrino, SLMS/MLIS, Young School Librarian, Saco