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Digger and Daisy Plant a Garden

by Judy YOUNG
illus. by Dana Sullivan. 32p. (I Am a Reader!). ebook available. Sleeping Bear. Mar. 2016. Tr $9.99. ISBN 9781585369317; pap. $4.99. ISBN 9781585369324.
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PreS-Gr 1—It is spring, so Digger the dog and his big sister Daisy decide to plant a garden. Daisy plants lots of different seeds that will be good to eat, but Digger plants a surprise. Daisy's seeds begin to sprout, but nothing appears to be growing in Digger's spot. When the garden is ready with lots of vegetables to eat, Digger tells Daisy to dig up his surprise, a bone, which, of course, for dogs, will also be good to eat. This early reader features a large font size, controlled vocabulary with lots of word repetition, and friendly cartoon illustrations that enhance the story, making this a fun choice for newly independent readers.
VERDICT A solid addition where other Digger and Daisy titles are popular.
Reviewed by Jessica Marie, Salem Public Library, OR
The dog siblings return in their fifth and sixth books. Digger and Daisy work together to plant good things to eat in their garden (Garden). Overconfident Daisy gets stage fright on opening night--good thing Digger has learned all the lines (Play). Cartoon drawings and a text that features a lot of (i.e., too much) repetition will encourage new readers, but the facile stories won't reward them. Review covers these I Am a Reader! titles: Digger and Daisy Plant a Garden and Digger and Daisy Star in a Play.
 , Jul 01, 2016

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