Surprise Cudos

The CCBC -- Cooperative Children's Book Center just named Mystery Vine their Book of the Week! I'm humbly honored!

NEW PICTURE BOOK

Mystery Vine:
By Cathryn Falwell
Greenwillow Books
ISBN 9780061771989 (Bookstore)
ISBN 9780061771972 (Library)
Hardcover, $17.99

Journey with a family through the garden's growing season and watch the mystery of an unmarked seed grow from sprout, to twining vine, to yellow blossoms to orange...(can't give away the mystery quite yet!)

Gardening, Cooking and Craft Activities on the final pages.

"...it's a great choice to help prepare children for the fun and fruitfulness of gardening." --Kirkus Reviews

VIEW the inside pages of MYSTERY VINE.

FIND indoor gardening & craft projects from the book.

PUMPKIN PATCH OFFER

Welcome Pumpkin Patch Owners!

Free Pumpkin Coloring Sheet
We know you see a lot of kids and families each Fall. To help those families think about your patch throughout the year, I thought I would offer you a Pumpkin Coloring Sheet with your logo on it. (To get a closer look at the coloring sheet, click on the image to the left.)

To receive a coloring sheet with your logo, simply email your logo (.jpeg or .tiff, 300 dpi or higher) to kirsten@curiouscity.net and Kirsten will send you back a PDF for you to print and distribute. If you do not have a logo, email her your business name and we will make you a PDF with your name.

Carry MYSTERY VINE at Your Patch
If you would like to carry this new picture book on the pumpkin growing season at your location, you can download a HarperCollins Order Form HERE.

(Orders of 5+ copies receive a 50% discount. Orders of 30+ copies receive Free Freight.)

CLASSROOM or LIBRARY ACTIVITY

DOWNLOAD an activity for your classroom, library, or event to fill a seed packet with anything you would like to grow. Seeds? Stories? It is up to you!

BOOKSTORE & LIBRARY EVENTS

I created this prop from felt and scraps for story time at bookstores and libraries. This mystery vine can "grow" as the story unfolds.

CONTACT Kirsten at Curious City to book an event. She can be reached at 207-699-2755 or kirsten@curiouscity.net

PARTY TIME!!

We're having a party!

Gorham Fitness Studio is hosting a fun-filled (and free!) Healthy Harvest Celebration featuring Mystery Vine on Saturday, October 24th from 2-5 pm at their brand-new, very cool studio!There will be games and activities for kids, music, story time, a book signing, and healthy snacks for all.

UPDATE: A great day! Click HERE for photos!

Heard it on the vine....

We'll post reviews here, from blogs and other sites.

Click to see what other folks have to say

about Mystery Vine:

• The Children's Book Review: Growing Readers

Fall/Autumn Picture Book Picks 2009 Edition

by Bianca Schulze

• Muses of Megret Reviews: A Pumpkin Mystery!

• School Library Journal Librarian Preview

by Elizabeth Bird

(scroll down for this one)