Kim and Carrots

by Clara Vulliamy

Kim and Lucy are helping in the

garden, piling up the leaves.
Mommy shows them the tomatoes, red
and ripe and ready to be picked.
Kim and Lucy pick the ripe tomatoes
and load them gently into the wagon.
 Carrots is tired and needs
a ride home.

Don’t squash the tomatoes, Carrots!

Daddy has made
tomato soup.
Mmm, yummy!
 A FIRST CONCEPT
Snack Time by Kathleen Bahr
Art by Torey Butner

Sunflowers tower
way up high . . .
for hungry birds
flying by!

Acorns drop
way down low . . .
for hungry squirrels
on the go!
text © 2023 by Kathleen Bahr, art © 2023 by Torey Butner
 On a Walk
by Mary Hidano B Art by Sheli Petersen

I see a lady working in her garden.

Look! A purple flower.
text © 2023 by Mary Hidano, art © 2023 by Sheli Petersen
I see water below the bridge.
Look! Two honking geese.
I see a yellow school bus stop nearby.
Look! My big sister!
We walk home together.
 et y, Diddlety, Dum
iddl pty
D A Moth
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4 Art by Ire
ne Haa
s

Diddlety, diddlety, dumpty,

The cat ran up the plum tree.
Half a crown to fetch her down,
Diddlety, diddlety, dumpty.
Our Tea Party
by Sarah Meade _ Art by Natalie Nelson

a couple of cups
a pretty pot
a cookie or two
a cozy spot
text © 2023 by Sarah Meade
art © 2023 by Natalie Nelson
Sharing Song
by Pamela Love s Art by Laura Montenegro

Sing a song of sharing

Apples in a tree:
Some for squirrels, and some for birds,
And some of them for me.
 LET’S EXPLORE
Chickadee Needs by Heidi Bee Roemer

A little sky
where she can fly.

A little seed
so she can feed.
A little bath
to wash and splash.

A little nest
where she can rest.
A Wee Little Worm by James Whitcomb Riley
Art by Holly Berry

A wee little worm in a hickory nut

Sang, happy as he could be,
“O I live in the heart of the
whole round world,
And it all belongs to me!”
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Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of this “happy harvest” issue of BABYBUG.

Kim and Carrots: If you’ve ever picked tomatoes, you know to dry. Can he or she point to the biggest one? The
the uniquely pungent scent and fuzzy texture of their vines. smallest?
It’s part of what makes gathering fresh produce such a rich Q Slice a tomato and encourage your child to explore its

sensory experience for young children. Very young children texture and taste, remembering that toddlers often like
soak up learning through touching, tasting, and smelling. to poke and squish new foods before tasting them.
Here are some ideas for building your child’s sensory Q For toddlers who are really into squishing, use the

perception, whether your tomatoes are fresh from the garden results for cooking tomato sauce or soup. They’ll be
or the grocery store. proud to have contributed.
Q Enjoy the smoothness of a tomato’s skin with your Q And if you do make tomato sauce or soup, be sure your

toddler and comment on its vivid red or yellow color. child sees the tomatoes both when they’re raw and after
Q Pour some clean, cool water into a tub, so your child can they’re cooked. What a transformation!
gently wash the tomatoes and line them up on a towel —Sally Nurss, M.Ed

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