Description: "Jolie LOVES strawberries and wants to grow her own, but first she has to convince her parents she is responsible enough to take care of plants herself. Once Jolie finally gets her very own strawberry plants she finds out just how delicious (and how hard) it can be to grow your own food"--
Brief description: Shannon Anderson has taught for twenty-five years, from first grade through college level. Shannon is also an award-winning children's book author who LOVES to do author visits. She served as the Indiana Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators Regional Advisor for many years and lives in Indiana with her husband, daughter, many pets, and a cute little strawberry patch. To learn more about her, go to www.shannonisteaching.com.
Review Quotes:
"A multi-layered story about a resourceful girl who is determined to grow strawberries received the highest scores from parents and kids of all the books tested. A series of handwritten diary entries, along with a bit of regular text, chronicle (often with humor) the girl's efforts to convince her parents that she's mature and hard-working enough to raise berries. 'This book explores themes of responsibility, passion and entrepreneurship while explaining the process of growing one's own food and the lifecycle of a plant, ' says judge Sandhya Nankani, founder of The Story Seeds Podcast." - Good Housekeeping listing, 2022 Best Kids' Books Awards