Books published by publisher Griot Enterprises

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! The book contains many beautiful illustrations to enhanceits narrative. 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 divided into an introduction and five chapters that are 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 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.

A Garden's Search for Water 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 hike to a distant garden, where the vegetables there have lost their source of water and many have become ill. During their search for answers, the veggies find that a spirited group of forest animals has caused the water to stop flowing. Now it's up to Archie to convince them to change their ways. How will he do it? Besides being fun to read, A Garden's Search for Water is designed to teach children about:Accomplishing a difficult task and solving problems;Working with others to achieve a common goal;The importance of water for life;Caring, helping others, friendship; andThe names of many important vegetables! This children's story introduces the topic that "everyone deserves the right to have water." It is an important discussion being debated today in international forums as it relates to the health of children throughout the world. The book contains many beautiful illustrations to enhance its narrative. A Garden's Search for Water is the second 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 divided into an introduction and four chapters that are designed to be read over several days/nights. The age group for the Adventures of Archie Artichoke series is between four and ten 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 ArchieArtichoke.com. Illustrations of the vegetable characters, suitable for coloring, can be downloaded from the website. Summary - Archie and his friends have a problem to solve. What is making the vegetables sick? With care, compassion, and a magic power, they hike through the forest, sing songs at campfires, and don't give up until their goal of a healthy garden is reached. A colorfully illustrated chapter book that shares profits and donates to help children's hospitals.

The Big Show takes children to a beautiful garden where adynamic group of vegetables lives with their engaging leader, Archie Artichoke.In this adventure, Archie and his friends want to help anearby family of squirrels gather acorns because the squirrels have been busycaring for their sick child, and unable to collect enough acorns to get themthrough the winter. The veggies work together and put on a show that willcollect the needed acorns. The story chronicles the vegetables' creativeprocess as they develop the show's unique songs, dance, juggling and trainedworm acts. This illustrated chapter book contains a variety of child-friendlyrhymes, jokes, and songs. Besides being fun to read, The Big Show is designed toteach children about: Accomplishing a difficult task and solving problems;Working with others to achieve a common goal;Creativity and crafting something completely new;Caring, helping others, friendship; andThe names of many important vegetables!The book contains many beautiful illustrations to enhanceits narrative.The Big Show is the first illustrated book in theAdventures of Archie Artichoke series of stories written about a remarkablegarden of vegetables. Because the book is relatively long for a young children'sstory, it is formatted as a chapter book and divided into an introduction andthirteen chapters that are designed to be read over multiple days/nights. Theage group for the Adventures of Archie Artichoke series is between three andnine years old. The narrative is designed to be read to a child, but thirdgrade children will delight in reading the books on their own.More information about the Archie Artichoke series, as wellas audio of Archie's songs, can be found on ArchieArtichoke.com. Illustrationsof the vegetable character s, suitable for coloring, can be downloaded from thewebsite.Summary - Archie and his vegetable friends have a problemto solve - to help a squirrel family caring for their sick child. The veggieswrite and sing rhyming songs, compose music; create dances, and practicejuggling and other entertaining acts to put on a show that's fun for all. These colorfully illustrated chapter books are donated tochildren's hospitals.