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Dig Into Gardening and Then Make Soup!

May 7, 2013 • 3 Comments

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This year’s national summer reading library theme is “Dig Into Reading”.  I’m excited to bring you monthly summer posts with book ideas to support the theme in conjunction with some other very talented bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network.

JDaniel4's MomThis month we are featuring “Dig Into Gardening” books. Here are four picture books centered around growing and cooking ingredients for soup!  Each of the books listed includes a yummy recipe in the story.

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Carrot Soup by John Segal has been a favorite in our house this spring.  Rabbit plants his carrots, but when he returns to harvest them, they are all gone.   Little does he know that his friends have picked his carrots to create carrot soup for him.  My 2 year-old is excited to plant carrots in our garden this year.

dig into reading, dig into gardening

Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert shows a father and son preparing a garden full of vegetables to make vegetable soup.  I love Ehlert’s illustrations and all the labels she uses within the pictures.

dig into gardening with Cucumber Soup

In Cucumber Soup by  Vickie Leigh Krudwig, insects problem solve what to do with a fallen cucumber.  This counting tale also includes factual information about each of the insects.

dig into gardening with Making Minestrone

Making Minestrone by Stella Blackstone follows a group of friends as they pick the ingredients and prepare a pot of soup.

rainbow stew

Rainbow Stew by Cathryn Falwell is the story of a family visiting their grandfather on a rainy day.  The rain doesn’t keep them from picking all different colors of vegetables in the garden.  They take their ingredients and make a wonderful stew to eat.

Books about growing and making soup.  Each book includes a recipe.

Have fun reading, digging and cooking this summer.  And, don’t forget to join your local library summer reading program!
Please check out other great “Dig Into Gardening” ideas from the following bloggers.

JDaniel4’s Mom  Royal Baloo  The Usual Mayhem  Growing Book by Book
Frogs & Snail & Puppy Dog Tails      Edventures with Kids

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. Carl says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:11 am

    I found this article whilst looking for other information on gardening activities for my kids however I have to say, I really like this article and it has given me some great ideas for my kids in the garden (im not a great cook but think I can manage a bowl of home made soup).

    Thanks

    Carl
    http://www.mosslandscapes.co.uk/

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    • JodieRodriguez says

      May 9, 2013 at 1:17 pm

      Thanks Carl! I like how easy soup is too!

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  2. JDaniel4's Mom says

    May 7, 2013 at 10:06 pm

    Soup books are a great way to introduce gardening to kids! Thank you for sharing this post on the Dig Into Gardening Link Up.

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