M is for Mason Jar: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway

INTRODUCTION

Carolyn Fraiser is not new to my blog; her last book I featured was Moon Tree. Carolyn has an exceptional talent of making what might appear to be ordinary, something quite spectacular!

Her newest picture book is not just any ol’ alphabet book. And it’s not just a nod to farmers and to a way of life that many children aren’t familiar with. It’s also a masterful display of one of my favorite types of figurative language– ALLITERATION!

Here’s the first spread to prove my point:

REVIEW

The book follows these three children as they, and the adults in their lives, enjoy the pleasures of homesteading.

Young readers will see a mother baking buttermilk biscuits for breakfast and peek into a pantry filled with canned creamed corn and cucumbers (from county fair cookbooks– of course!)

They’ll wish they were in this picture:

Or, get to collect eggs from excited hens!

The colorful and soft illustrations by Sally Garland provide a homey feel to the book. And I smiled as I turned the pages, wishing that I had a child in my lap to read this book to!

The page, “O is for orchards packed with oranges and olives on wide-open farms” reminded me of a farm in southern Spain where I picked oodles of oranges and ate outstanding olives! (back at you, Carolyn!)

Hard work is also shown:

This educational book ends with 26 ways kids can get involved on a homestead. Some activites can be adapted for city dwellers. I predict that children will enjoy learning their A,B,C’s in this unique tribute to homesteading.

GIVEAWAY

Leave me a comment by September 9 if you’re interested in winning this book. If you are a teacher, librarian, or homeschool educator, you will get 2 chances to win. U.S. addresses only.

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