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Growing up I loved July. At the beginning it was strawberry picking time. We had wild strawberries on our property and then there was a farm not too far away where we could pick strawberries. I love picking strawberries. It is hot work but so delicious.
Near the end of the month the raspberries were ready. We had two or three bushes of wild raspberries. Nothing is better than fresh raspberries over vanilla ice cream. Yummy! I loved picking the raspberries because I felt I was surrounded by them and was part of the bush. They were everywhere just waiting to be picked.
In late July, early August, we started picking blueberries. There were bushes at our favourite beach and at the farm again.
I'm not sure if we actually made anything with the berries. I think we might have just eaten them as is. Personally I think that is the best way to have berries anyways.
Synopsis
This is a fun, whimsical book about a boy and a random bear. They flit along through finding the joy and fun in berries.
My Thoughts
I love this book. I have loved it since the first time I read it when I was six. The pictures are so beautiful. There are little gems hidden all over the page. I love how lily pads are crackers with butter. Trees have bread fro leaves. The cattails are marshmallows. As a kid reading this it was simply magical.
Now as an adult I appreciate the actual words and flow of the poem more. As a kid I really had no idea what the book was about I was just drawn by the illustrations. Now I appreciate the soft lull and then crescendo that the words of the poem convey.
This is simply a beautiful book. It makes me want to go berry picking every time I read it.
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