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Giant turnips!! This week at the Read With River Book Club our theme is food, and I've got a few yummy favourites to share. But first and foremost, absolutely perfect for the season, is "Grandma Lena's Big Ol' Turnip" (2005) by Denia Lewis Hester, illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic. Technically a new take on a traditional cumulative tale, even after almost 15 years this book reads as fresh and modern, with none of the repetitive drone you sometimes see in cumulative stories. As Grandma Lena sets out to grow some spectacular root veggies and turn them into comfort food with the help of her extended family, Hester and Urbanovic's words and images give nothing but seasonal warmth and family togetherness in a beautiful read-aloud story with plenty of fun thrown in. 🍠🍠🍠 Play along with the book club this week by sharing your favourite food-themed books with the tag #ReadWithRiver_Food. And check out these other accounts for more: @inclusivestorytime @sharing.the.shelf @noodlenuts_classics @_mybookaddiction_ @houstonlibraryfinds @bodkinandroo @thetinyactivists @littledailylibrarian @toddlers.who.read @talesofkids @ivyslibrary @bookoholicmom @astoryaday ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutsclassickidlit #noodlenutskidsbooks #bookstagraminthe6ix #grandmalenasbigolturnip #denialewishester #jackieurbanovic #albertwhitman #gardening #gardeningbooks #vegetables #turnips #cumulativestories #folktales #booksaboutfood #fictionalfeasts #soulfood #gradeoneteachers #bookstagramclub #childrenslibrarians #schoollibrarians #goodbooksforchildren #growingagarden #growingreaders #teachingreading #teachersunited #educationforequality #representationmatters #representationinchildrensbooks #blackfamilies https://www.instagram.com/p/B3DSac-neZt/?igshid=17f1kpiit8uop