It's a Wonderful Life in the Garden
T. A. Kuepper, Brett Bednorz
eBook
(TK Enterprises, March 5, 2018)
It’s a Wonderful Life in the Garden takes children to a beautiful garden where a dynamic group of vegetables lives with their engaging leader, Archie Artichoke. In this adventure, Archie and his friends find an old glass bottle containing a treasure map and an odd rhyme about a magical genie that lives deep in the forest. But the rhyme also warns that the genie is protected by a menacing forest troll. The veggies must outsmart the troll if they are to receive the wishes they desire. In this story, the vegetables learn an important lesson – you must be careful of what you wish for; you just might get it! Besides being fun to read, It’s a Wonderful Life in the Garden is designed to teach children about: Making good decisions and solving problems;Working with others to achieve a common goal;Being happy and content with your life; Caring, helping others, friendship; andThe names of many important vegetables!It’s a Wonderful Life in the Garden is the third illustrated book in the Adventures of Archie Artichoke series of stories written about a remarkable garden of vegetables. Because the book is relatively long for a young children’s story, it is formatted as a chapter book and is designed to be read over several days/nights. The age group for the Adventures of Archie Artichoke series is between three and nine years old. The narrative is designed to be read to a child, but third grade children will delight in reading the books on their own.More information about the Archie Artichoke series, as well as audio of Archie’s songs, can be found on www.ArchieArtichoke.com. Illustrations of the vegetable characters, suitable for coloring, can be downloaded from the website.Summary - When Archie and his veggie friends find a treasure map, they hike into the forest, find a magic lamp, and outsmart a troll using super powers given by a gnome. The vegetables learn valuable lessons when a genie grants them wishes that cause problems for them to solve. This colorfully illustrated chapter book donates profits to children’s hospitals.