Synopses & Reviews
andlt;b andgt;Calling all fruit fanatics! Cheer for healthy eating in this fresh and delectable follow-up to andlt;i andgt;Rah, Rah, Radishesandlt;/iandgt;!andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;Rah, rah, raspberries! Go, go, grapes!andlt;/iandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;Savor the flavors. Find fruity shapes!andlt;/iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;Blackberries. Blueberries. Bag a bunch.andlt;/iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;Strawberry season? Letand#8217;s munch-a-munch!andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; andlt;/iandgt;Get ready to go bananas at the market, where the aisles are filled with eye-popping displays of delicious and nutritious fruits. Ripe with a raucous rhyming text and bushels of eye-popping farmerand#8217;s market photos, this picture book celebrates the joys of healthy eating. Children will be chanting along in no timeand#8212;and trying to snatch fruity snacks right off the pages!
Review
and#8220;Sayre follows up her salute to vegetables (Rah, Rah, Radishes!, 2011) with this rousing chant in favor of fruit. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; and#8220;Rah, rah, raspberries! / Go, go, grapes! / Savor the flavors. / Find fruity shapes!and#8221; With these staccato rhythms and cheerleading words, Sayre sets the stage for one long chant that will have kids clamoring for a fruit snack. Going well beyond (but including) the standard apple, orange, banana, grapes and berries, she entices readers with such exotics as tamarillo, kiwano, guava, rambutan, currant, durian and the wonderfully named dragon fruit. In piles, baskets and boxes brimming with fruit, Sayre shows off the colors and textures, yet she does not shy away from depicting even those specimens that are not completely perfectand#8230;. Taken primarily at farmerand#8217;s markets, mom-and-pop stores and fruit stands and often including hand-lettered signs proclaiming their farm of origin, her photographs send a subtle message to support local farmers and businessesand#8230;. Ah, would that readers could pluck Sayreand#8217;s art right off the page and savor its juicinessand#8230;.even picky eaters are sure to be tempted.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; and#8212;andlt;iandgt;Kirkus Reviewsandlt;/iandgt;, April 1, 2012
Review
"This companion to Sayre's Rah, Rah, Radishes!
Review
"A companion to Rah, Rah, Radishes! A Vegetable Chant (2011), Sayre's newest incantation is a
Review
"The infectiously joyful cadence of the chants and the enticingly photographed fruits and vegetables guarantee bouncing and clapping along with probably demands for repeated readings (and possibly trips to the nearest farmer's market). While featuring the ubiquitous (carrots, corn, apples), Sayre's paeans to produce also capture the deliciously unfamiliar (kohlrabi, rambutan, mangosteen), and might be the first step to children's healthy eating."
Review
and#8220;This companion to Sayreand#8217;s andlt;iandgt;Rah, Rah, Radishes!andlt;/iandgt; (S andamp; S, 2011) introduces another important food group. Short, catchy rhyming phrases line nearly full-page photos of fruitsand#8230;. The rhythm of the text and the size of the images make this book a good choice for sharing with a groupand#8230;. The book ends with a page on fruit facts and a spread of fruit faces proclaiming: and#8220;Fruit is fun!and#8221; Kids are bound to agree.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; and#8212;andlt;iandgt;School Library Journal, andlt;/iandgt;June 2012
Review
and#8220;A companion to andlt;iandgt;Rah, Rah, Radishes! A Vegetable Chant andlt;/iandgt;(2011), Sayreand#8217;s newest incantation is a andlt;BRandgt; mouthwatering paean to fruitand#8212;from such usual suspects as blueberries and strawberries to more exotic tangelos, tamarillos, durians, persimmons, and kiwanos. Along with enjoying the simple rhymes'andlt;BRandgt; pounding, elemental rhythms (and#8220;Figs are fabulous. / Currants call. / Love a lycheeand#8212; / Fruit eyeball!and#8221;),andlt;BRandgt; young audiences can feast their eyes on a set of large, intensely colored close-up photos of each fruit in,andlt;BRandgt; usually, temptingly heaped-up grocery displays. Closing with a giggle-inducing spread of sliced-fruitandlt;BRandgt; smiley faces followed by a final note on fruitand#8217;s natural functions and nutritional value, this will not onlyandlt;BRandgt; forcibly turn storytime into snack time, but should also be a hit whether read alone or aloud, before or after any meal.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;iandgt;and#8212; Booklistandlt;/iandgt;, July 1, 2012
Synopsis
Following in the fantastic footsteps of Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant!, this book teaches kids that fruits are just as fabulous and fun! Go, Go, Grapes! celebrates bright colors and delicious fruits with a joyful chant that is sure to become a household refrain. April Pulley Sayre's gorgeous farmer's market fruit photo are so enticing that kids will want to snatch a fruity snack straight off the page! This book is a perfect choice for families who are enthused about healthy eating.
Synopsis
Calling all fruit fanatics Cheer for healthy eating in this fresh and delectable follow-up to Rah, Rah, Radishes
Rah, rah, raspberries Go, go, grapes
Savor the flavors. Find fruity shapes
Blackberries. Blueberries. Bag a bunch.
Strawberry season? Let s munch-a-munch
Get ready to go bananas at the market, where the aisles are filled with eye-popping displays of delicious and nutritious fruits. Ripe with a raucous rhyming text and bushels of eye-popping farmer s market photos, this picture book celebrates the joys of healthy eating. Children will be chanting along in no time and trying to snatch fruity snacks right off the pages "
About the Author
April Pulley Sayre is an award-winning author of more than fifty-five natural history books for children and adults, including andlt;iandgt;Vulture Viewandlt;/iandgt;, illustrated by Steve Jenkins, which won a 2008 Geisel Honor. She is the author-illustrator of andlt;iandgt;Rah, Rah, Radishes!andlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Go, Go, Grapes!andlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Letandrsquo;s Go Nuts! andlt;/iandgt;April and her husband, native plants expert Jeff Sayre, love science and adventure. Visit her at AprilSayre.com.April Pulley Sayre is an award-winning author of more than fifty-five natural history books for children and adults, including andlt;iandgt;Vulture Viewandlt;/iandgt;, illustrated by Steve Jenkins, which won a 2008 Geisel Honor. She is the author-illustrator of andlt;iandgt;Rah, Rah, Radishes!andlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Go, Go, Grapes!andlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Letandrsquo;s Go Nuts! andlt;/iandgt;April and her husband, native plants expert Jeff Sayre, love science and adventure. Visit her at AprilSayre.com.