Koller, Jackie French. Peter Spit a Seed at Sue. Viking: 2008. ISBN: 9780670063093.
In the wonderfully whimsically fictional story of Peter Spit a Seed at Sue, Jackie French Koller uses rhythm and rhyme in this tongue twisting text of fun loving trouble involving watermelon seeds. Starting as a boring morning in a picturesque town, four children are at a loss for fun when a watermelon salesman crosses their path, and they start to spit seeds at each other. This freefalls into more excitement with townspeople as the friendly battle begins. Will anyone stop them? Koller uses action oriented text and magnifies certain words for more significance. The oil pastel and watercolors are vibrant and advances the plot through pictures. A child could read the book without using the words. The kid friendly and brilliantly conceived story will make anyone want to eat watermelon and have the pleasure of spitting a seed at someone special.
Holly Matla, Bowling Green State University, EDTL 6950
In the wonderfully whimsically fictional story of Peter Spit a Seed at Sue, Jackie French Koller uses rhythm and rhyme in this tongue twisting text of fun loving trouble involving watermelon seeds. Starting as a boring morning in a picturesque town, four children are at a loss for fun when a watermelon salesman crosses their path, and they start to spit seeds at each other. This freefalls into more excitement with townspeople as the friendly battle begins. Will anyone stop them? Koller uses action oriented text and magnifies certain words for more significance. The oil pastel and watercolors are vibrant and advances the plot through pictures. A child could read the book without using the words. The kid friendly and brilliantly conceived story will make anyone want to eat watermelon and have the pleasure of spitting a seed at someone special.
Holly Matla, Bowling Green State University, EDTL 6950
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