If You Plant a Seed: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids
Why we picked it
Written and illustrated by Caldecott Honor-winner Kadir Nelson, this spare, beautiful picture book pairs a gentle lesson about kindness and selfishness with breathtaking oil paintings that reward slow, careful looking.
Our review
If you plant a carrot seed, a carrot will grow. But what happens if you plant a seed of kindness, or selfishness? With spare text and breathtaking oil paintings, Caldecott Honor-winning artist Kadir Nelson creates a picture book that is as much a moral meditation as a story of planting. The deep luminosity of his images makes every page worth pausing over and returning to again.
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About this book
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The bestselling book about the power of one kind act from Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner Kadir Nelson.Timeless and delectable.School Library JournalIf you plant a carrot seed . . . a carrot will grow.If you plant a cabbage seed . . . cabbage will grow.But what happens if you plant a seed of kindness . . . or selfishness?With spare text and breathtaking oil paintings, If You Plant a Seed demonstrates not only the process of planting and growing for young children but also how a seed of kindness can bear sweet fruit.Kadir Nelsons acclaimed books include The Undefeated, winner of the Caldecott Medal as the most distinguished picture book of the year, Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom.
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