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Wandermelon
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From the author of Noodlephant and an up-and-coming Palestinian artist, this rollicking fable about humans, nature, self-determination . . . and one giant watermelon will take you on a journey of big ideas and song!
A vine is growing near Farmer Brown's ditch. Soon enough, its tendrils reach through Farmer Purple's pasture, across Francine Cranston's parlor, around the local school, and all the way to the tippy top of the tallest slide in Franklin Flume's Water Park. And that's where a watermelon begins to grow and grow and grow.
Soon enough, the townspeople start to argue over who really owns the watermelon. "It eats my compost!" "It sunbathes on my porch!" "It drinks my birdbath!" "Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!" But nobody thinks to ask the watermelon to whom it belongs. Just as the Runaway Gingerbread Man of prior times made clear, and as the townspeople will learn, not everything and everyone can be owned, and what we all share is the deep instinct to grow and live freely.
A vine is growing near Farmer Brown's ditch. Soon enough, its tendrils reach through Farmer Purple's pasture, across Francine Cranston's parlor, around the local school, and all the way to the tippy top of the tallest slide in Franklin Flume's Water Park. And that's where a watermelon begins to grow and grow and grow.
Soon enough, the townspeople start to argue over who really owns the watermelon. "It eats my compost!" "It sunbathes on my porch!" "It drinks my birdbath!" "Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!" But nobody thinks to ask the watermelon to whom it belongs. Just as the Runaway Gingerbread Man of prior times made clear, and as the townspeople will learn, not everything and everyone can be owned, and what we all share is the deep instinct to grow and live freely.
Praise for Wandermelon
Kramer's compact text is tucked into white spaces amid Bamieh's soft, watercolorlike full-page illustrations, with distinctive portraiture and two sweeping gatefolds, the thriving vine and its elaborate root system rendered in glorious detail. ... this tale pits acquisitiveness against autonomy and community-mindedness and offers a lesson of gentle moral intelligence for a wide range of young readers. ... A sweet and frolicsome modern fable.
Kirkus Reviews
About the Authors
Jacob Kramer lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where he loves growing food in the local community garden. One summer, he even grew a little watermelon! Kramer is also the author of Noodlephant and its sequel Okapi Tale, two more stories of food, freedom, and friendship from Enchanted Lion Books. Yara Bamieh is a children’s book maker and botanical artist. Her stories often explore themes of exclusion, individuality, and growth. In addition, nature is a constant source of inspiration in her work, shaping both the visuals and the emotional tone of her books. She lives with her family in Palestine, surrounded by plants, stories, and plenty of sketchbooks.
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