Sophie's squash go to school

On her very first day of school, Sophie is reluctant to make friends with the other children, preferring to play with two squash she grew in her garden--but when a particularly persistent boy named Steven gives her a packet of seeds as an apology for accidentally ripping her picture, she realizes th...

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Main Author: Miller, Pat Zietlow (Author)
Other Authors: Wilsdorf, Anne (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2016]
Edition: First Edition.
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Summary: On her very first day of school, Sophie is reluctant to make friends with the other children, preferring to play with two squash she grew in her garden--but when a particularly persistent boy named Steven gives her a packet of seeds as an apology for accidentally ripping her picture, she realizes that it just takes time to grow a friend.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Audience: Ages 3-7.
ISBN: 9780553509441 (alk. paper)
0553509446 (alk. paper)
9780553509458 (glb : alk. paper)
0553509454 (glb : alk. paper)
Author Notes: Pat Zietlow Miller received an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor for Sophie's Squash, her picture-book debut, which was published to four starred reviews and named a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. She is also the author of the picture books Wherever You Go and Sharing the Bread- An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story . She lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Visit the author at patzietlowmiller.com.

Anne Wilsdorf's illustrations for Sophie's Squash were described as "bursting with color and energy on every page" in a starred review by Booklist . She has illustrated numerous other books for children, including My Dog's a Chicken by Susan McElroy Montanari, Dogs on the Bed by Elizabeth Bluemle, The Best Story by Eileen Spinelli, Alligator Sue by Sharon Arms Doucet, and the Ruby Lu series by Lenore Look. She lives and works in Lausanne, Switzerland.