Lisl H. Detlefsen

Time for Cranberries Lisl H. Detlefsen

Marc Notes: Sam is finally old enough to help his parents harvest cranberries on their family farm in Wisconsin, from flooding the field to prepare the vines for the picking machine to delivering the fruit to receiving station. Includes recipes for cranberry sauce and cranberry pie, author's note, and glossary. Brief Description: Sam is finally old enough to help his parents harvest cranberries on their family farm, from flooding the field to prepare the vines for the picking machine to delivering the fruit to receiving station. Includes recipes for cranberry sauce and cranberry pie, author's note, and glossary. Biographical Note: Lisl H. Detlefsen lives on a family-owned cranberry marsh in central Wisconsin with her husband and two young sons. Time for Cranberries is her debut picture book. Jed Henry has illustrated many books for children, including his own "Cheer Up, Mouse" and "I Speak Dinosaur." He lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife and daughter. Publisher Marketing: From the cranberry bog to the Thanksgiving table, join Sam and his family as they harvest a classic American fruit. When the vines hang heavy with berries that the autumn winds have turned deep red, it's time for cranberries, and Sam is finally old enough to help with the harvest! This charming, lyrical picture book follows Sam and his family as they raise the water in the bog, pick the cranberries, and gather the fruit for processing. It's a story of modern family farming in action, showing readers where their food comes from but mostly delighting them along the way. Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2015 pg. 61 (EAN 9781626720985, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2015 (EAN 9781626720985, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 08/03/2015 (EAN 9781626720985, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Henry, Jed Jed Henry has always had an affinity for animals. As a child, he preferred zoos to museums, and Shark Week was more fun than Christmas. Now that he s mostly grown up, Jed still loves animals. His favorite critters are his two little girls, who are about as wild as they come. Jed Henry has published with many publishers including Harper Collins, Simon and Schuster, and Penguin. He illustrated the NYT Bestselling Can'tWait Till Christmas, written by Mike Huckabee, published in October2010. In February 2011, he published Picka Pup by Marsha Wilson Chall with Margaret K. McElderry Books. Jed lives by the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, in Provo, Utah. This ishis first book with Houghton Mifflin. Visit Jed Henry's blog at http: //jedart.blogspot.com and while your on the web, visit his official website, too, at www.jedhenry.com.