Announcing Tenley Circle Press's newest book: WE GREW IT--LET'S EAT IT!

DC twins Annie and Veda learn about the White House veggie garden and want to grow fruits and vegetables, too. But how, if you live in an apartment? Watch the twins and senior gardener Ida work and play their way through planting, tending, and harvesting in a neighborhood Community Garden. Then comes the fun of preparing and eating simple, tasty, homegrown food!

A photo-essay/chapter book for early readers (ages 5-8)

by Annie and Veda, as told to Justine Kenin

Photos by Becky Lettenberger

Paperback, 56 pages, with full-color photographs, recipes, and books for further reading

ISBN: 978-0-9773536-4-4

8.5” x 11” / $15.00

Available at booksellers May 1, 2010

Order now at TENLEY CIRCLE PRESS

ADVANCE PRAISE:

“Annie and Veda show that, with the right mixture of love and work, children--like plants--can bloom where they are planted. Lively storytelling and Becky Lettenberger’s lush photos prove that every child can enjoy the glories of gardening and good, tasty, healthy food. You grow, girls!”

--Michele Norris. Host, NPR’s All Things Considered

“A welcome addition to the short list of hands-on children’s gardening books and a wonderful supplement to any child’s library. Without ever being overly simplistic, We Grew It—Let’s Eat It! is easy to follow, engaging, and informative.”

--Mark Rasevic, President, Rasevic Landscape Company.

“We Grew It--Let's Eat It! is a gorgeously photographed chronicle of fruits, vegetables, and inter-generational friendship growing happily in an urban community garden. The enthusiasm of the young gardeners is infectious -- after reading the book, I ran out and bought seed packs!”

-- Erica S. Perl, author of Chicken Butt!, Vintage Veronica, and more.

"Teaching kids about gardening teaches them richly about life. This book provides vegetable inspiration for a new generation."

-- Jill Nussinow, MS, RD, The Veggie Queen™ of Sonoma County CA, author of The Veggie Queen™: Vegetables Get the Royal Treatment.

“A delightful tale – instructive and charming! – that encourages young readers to enjoy fresh, local, and organic foods. It also offers topics for further study and discussion at home and school.”

-- Martha C. Cutts. Head of School. Washington Latin Public Charter School (DC).

“Becky Lettenberger's glowing photos show that, while gardening may be hard work, you then get to harvest and eat the most wonderful vegetables you have ever tasted!”

-- Penni St. Hilaire and Tommy Tomlinson, Friendship Community Garden Coordinators (DC).