VEGETABLES GO TO BED

by Mary GrandPré

It is time to say good night in the garden as plump tomatoes wash their cheeks with dew, cornstalks bathe their tender ears, and, one by one, the potatoes close their eyes, in a gently rhyming, soothing bedtime story.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

22 pages, Hardcover

First published March 29, 1994

About the author

Mary GrandPré is an American illustrator best known for her cover and chapter illustrations of the Harry Potter books in their U.S. editions published by Scholastic. She received a Caldecott Honor in 2015 for illustrating Barb Rosenstock's The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art. GrandPré, who creates her artwork with paint and pastels, has illustrated more than twenty books and has appeared in gallery exhibitions and periodicals such as The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, and The Wall Street Journal.

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lush color illustrations - deep greens, blues and purples.
Identifying vegetables told in a rhyme

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute story, clever illustration by the artist in the US editions of the Harry Potter books. Nice for a bedtime story.

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Mary GrandPre's illustrations. I think I will actually buy this one, it's just beautiful.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great! It talks about the vegetables going to sleep (& still growing)!

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very sleepy book where all the vegetables are being tucked in for the night. Liked each vegetable had something about it like onions crying. Darker pictures to go with night. Any age group.