And a Sunflower Grew

by Aileen Fisher, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator)

A sunflower planted by Farmer Jones flourishes throughout the summer and becomes food for the birds during the winter.

42 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1977

About the author

Aileen Lucia Fisher was an American writer of more than a hundred children's books, including poetry, picture books in verse, prose about nature and America, biographies, Bible themed books, plays, and articles for magazines and journals. Her poems have been anthologized many times and are frequently used in textbooks. In 1978 she was awarded the second National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children.

Reviews

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely book in which the illustrations by Trina S. Hyman tell as much of the story as Fisher's text does.