Mommy's Little Sunflowers

by Angela McAllister, Alison Edgson (Illustrator)

Overview

Scurry is going to grow a sunflower for his mommy. But disaster strikes when his little brother, Scamp, eats the only sunflower seed! The pair set off in search for more and embark upon a very big adventure. A warm and sunny sibling tale about growing, giving, and sharing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589251540
Publisher:	Tiger Tales
Publication date:	03/01/2014
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	588,322
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Angela McAllister has written over thirty children’s books. She lives in Hampshire with her husband and their two children, who are often the inspiration for her stories.

Editorial Reviews

03/31/2014
After a downy, preschool-age mouse named Scurry brings a sunflower seed home to plant for his mother, he’s dismayed when his toddler brother, Scamp, eats it. But there are plenty of wild sunflowers in a grassy meadow nearby. With the help of a friendly cow, Scurry and Scamp collect seeds from a flower and plant them—only, seeds don’t grow into flowers overnight. Happily, dressing up as sunflowers themselves makes an even better gift: “ ‘Look at you two!’ said Mommy in amazement. ‘I didn’t need to wait for sun and rain. I have two beautiful little sunflowers of my very own!’ ” The bright, springtime palette of Edgson’s acrylic paintings echo the upbeat tone of this breezy, snuggly story. Ages 3–7. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

2014-03-17
A tale of two young mice that go off on an adventure to first replace then plant a sunflower seed, from the pair who created Yuck! That's Not a Monster! (2010). Brothers Scurry and Scamp are a cuddly yet determined duo. The first page launches readers into a lengthy tale about how they get the oversized bloom to give to their mother. When younger Scamp nibbles the seed that Scurry brought home from school to plant, his hopes of growing a "funflower"—according to Scamp—are slim. But then Blackbird swoops down and tells the mice where they can find a field of sunflowers. The quest begins. On the way, the siblings are challenged with physical obstacles and must cooperate with each other to get the desired result. Ample dialogue is dominated by exclamation points: "Suddenly they heard a ‘MOO!' ‘Look! It's a cow! She'll help us!' cried Scamp. ‘Watch out!' squeaked Scurry. ‘We'll get SQUASHED!' " Unsurprisingly, the initially scary cow comes to the mice's aid. As the story draws to a close, the two mice decide to put their creative talents to work to surprise their mother, since growing the plant did not work out as planned. The forced melodrama and rather pedestrian, consciously cute pictures fail to impress. Sure to appeal to those who like their children's books saccharine. Everyone else should pass. (Picture book. 3-6)

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