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Title: Sophie's Squash
Author and Illustrator: Pat Zietlow Miller and Anne Wilsdorf
Publication Year: 2013
Title: Sophie's Squash
Author and Illustrator: Pat Zietlow Miller and Anne Wilsdorf
Publication Year: 2013
Prompts: Plot Summary: This is the story of Sophie and her squash. Sophie goes to the farmers market one day with her parents and picks out a squash. Her parents plan to serve it for dinner, but to Sophie it is the perfect friend. She names her squash Bernice and takes her everywhere with her. One day she notices Bernice is getting a little mushy, so Sophie's mom suggests they cook the squash with marshmallows. Sophie ignores this and keeps playing. Finally she goes to the farmers market to ask what a squash needs to be healthy. The farmer says good soil and sunshine. So, Sophie digs up a soil bed and puts Bernice in there. But that night it snows, leaving Bernice in the ground for the winter. Sophie's parents get her Ace the fish to help her get over Bernice. She likes Ace and in the spring while having lunch outside with Ace (in his bowl of course) she notices a plant growing from where Bernice was. In the end Sophie ended up with two baby squash, Bonnie and Baxter. Artistic Medium: This book is done in watercolors with a color scheme of fall colors. This story takes place in the fall so there are a lot of yellows, reds, and oranges to set that scene. Style: The style of this book is cartoon. The characters are drawn to look like real people but with some differences, like really big noses. | Strong Vocabulary: The vocabulary in this book is fairly simple. But the parents use vegetable related pet names for Sophia that help continue on with the vegetable theme, after all Sophie loves vegetables. Figurative Langauge: For figurative language there is alliteration in the title of "Sophie's Squash". Also the continuing use of "B" names for the squash fits in with alliteration. Sophie's parents also stick with the vegetable theme with their pet names fro her, "sweet pea" and sugar beet". Relationship of Pictures to Words: The pictures and the words have a direct relationship in this book. The words and pictures tell the same story, on some pages there are even multiple pictures to go with the words. Themes/Central Concepts: The theme of this book is children's imagination. Sophie didn't need a fancy toy, a veggie was enough for her. Uses for this book: This is the perfect book for creative children. Parents can even use this to help inspire their kids imaginations because this book teaches that you don't need fancy toys you can work with what you have. |
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