Spring Is for Strawberries

By Katherine Pryor, Polina Gortman (Illustrator)

Two girls' friendship blossoms through seasonal farmers market visits.

3.8/5 Goodreads · 97 ratings

32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

At a bustling farmers market, a farmer's daughter and a city girl form an unlikely friendship. As they explore seasonal delights—from spring strawberries to autumn apples—their bond grows. But as winter approaches, will their friendship endure until the next harvest? Discover how food unites us all in this heartwarming tale of seasonal change and lasting connections.

From the publisher

This illustrated picture book follows the budding friendship between two girls who meet at their local farmers market and reminds us that food is the great unifier of all humankind. When a farm family brings their spring crops to a city farmers market, the farmer’s daughter befriends the daughter of a neighborhood family doing their weekly shopping. Over the course of a year, the girls explore the bounty of each season. Sweet spring strawberries and crisp, fresh greens make way for corn on the cob, peppers, and a rainbow of tomatoes. Fall brings pumpkin patches and the crunch of apples. The friends part at the final winter market, already looking forward to the sweet red strawberries that will unite them again next spring. Katherine Pryor’s lyrical celebration of seasonal local foods is brought to life by Polina Gortman’s portrait of a growing friendship between two children from seemingly different worlds. Spring Is for Strawberries reminds us to seek pleasure in the changing harvests around us, and that all things–even friendships–have seasons worth waiting for.

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