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Mortimer's First Garden
by
Karma Wilson (Goodreads Author),
Dan Andreasen
Winter is just over, the sky is gray, and the ground is brown. Little Mortimer Mouse munches on sunflower seeds and longs to see something green.
Upon overhearing the story of how springtime rain and sunshine nurture little seeds to grow into great big green plants, Mortimer is skeptical but decides to plant one of his seeds, just to see if such a miracle really can happe
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Published
February 24th 2009
by Margaret K. McElderry Books
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The adorable tale of Mortimer the mouse, munching his last few sunflower seeds as he looks out on a brown, brown landscape. He longs for some GREEN! He overhears the people in the house talking of planting a garden and of the miracle of one seed becoming many. Intrigued, Mortimer decides he will have faith and gives up his one sunflower seed, planting it in the soil with a heart full of hope. After some rainy, dreary days, he is afraid he wasted his seed. But a voice tells him to be patient, and...more
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Karma Wilson is a genius when it comes to picture books. In this one, Mortimer the Mouse is tired of the brownness of the earth. But he has his precious sunflower seeds, so he is happy. When the family decides to plant a garden Mortimer decides to try planting his last seed. He waters, weeds and waits. Finally his seed sprouts and a flower begins to grow. Mortimer is ecstatic to see that his seed grew into a sunflower that will give him many more seeds.
A wonderful story. My only reservation is t...more
A wonderful story. My only reservation is t...more
Another delightful addition to Karma Wilson's catalogue of children's books. This one tells the tale of her character Mortimer and his experience with learning about the amazing reality of growth and life in a garden. It does use a deistic if not overtly Christian perspective in thanking God for the "miracle," but it is rooted in values of compassion and stewardship that we should all hold dear.
It's a great little story about a mouse planting a sunflower. But on another level, its a story about prayer and patience. It would be a wonderful book to share as a devotional or family bedtime; however, the religous overtone may not be suitable for library storytime. It's still a little gem, and the story is one I would love to share with my family. Favorite line: "Maybe some miracles need more time."
This is a great story to read during those cold winter days just as Spring is approaching. Mortimer doubts that one seed can turn to many, but with the miracle of nature and his faith, his wish comes true. With some religion, science and some adorable illustrations, this is a nice story to read with younger children.
Grade:K and 1
topic: plant
i thought this book was very creative!
this book breifly explains how the plants grow.
the main character 'rat' is trying to plant his 'sunflower'.
talks about some of things that plants to grow.
but most importantly "patient" is what rat needed.
topic: plant
i thought this book was very creative!
this book breifly explains how the plants grow.
the main character 'rat' is trying to plant his 'sunflower'.
talks about some of things that plants to grow.
but most importantly "patient" is what rat needed.
Winter is over and spring is coming....it is coming, righ?! Mortimer learns the importance of waiting on God as he watches a miracle take place for the first time. From just snacking on seeds to watching flowers grow this book is a cute story with a wonderful lesson.
If I were religious then I would have rated this book higher... but it felt like a book that should be read in a Sunday School. If you are a Christian and would like to a cute story to share with your children this would be a good book to check out.
About faith, miracles, and reaping what you sow. Very sweet illustrations. The mouse doesn't believe that putting his yummy seed into the dirt will yield anything at all, much less a miracle. But he hears God in his heart tell him to wait, and he is rewarded. Surprising and refreshing to see a book that mentions God as if He were commonplace, and not a figment of the deluded, nor that is overtly preaching.
A wonderful book that incorporates several life lessons (about patience, growth & miracles). Beautifully written & illustrated, Wilson incorporates her faith into an adorable story.
could we give this a zero stars? take a perfectly good picture book concept of "plant seeds, wait, then harvest" sort of thing and poison it with religion.
This would work in a unit on growing items. The mouse is sweet and it does take patience to get what he wants. May work for a character trait list. Ages 3+
A great gardening book with an uplifting ending. Very sweet, and accurate in it's description of gardening.
I left out the words "god" when reading aloud at school...worked fine.
This is a not-so-subtle lesson in faith, and we loved it. Very sweet.
Too wordy. Try again when they are older.
Cute story by one of our favorite authors!!
Cute book. Good at Spring.
can't hack the preachy stuff.
Aw, I loved this book but I didn't realize it was going to be religious. Strong Christian overtones about God, miracles and faith. The story itself is very sweet and Mortimer is adorable but not a fan of the religious tone. This would have been a 5 star book for me otherwise.
I guess in some cases this won't work for lesson because Mortimer thanks God for the miracle ... but what a lovely little story about a mouse discovering the beauty of nature and how plants grow from seeds.
faith, prayer, growing, plants
gardens, growing
Jun 14, 2013
Andd Becker
marked it as to-read
May 23, 2013
Mary
marked it as to-read
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Karma Wilson grew up an only child of a single mother in the wilds of North Idaho. Way back then (just past the stone age and somewhat before the era of computers) there was no cable TV and if there had been Karma could not have recieved it. TV reception was limited to 3 channels, of which one came in with some clarity. Karma did the only sensible thing a lonely little girl could do…she read or pl...more
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