Cherries and Cherry Pits

-Diversity of characters -Brightly-colored, detailed design, marker and water color illustrations. -Familiar environment/context/experiences- riding the city train, living in an apartment, telling stories and drawing pictures to go with them -Appealing text and familiar language that sounds as if some......more

What was your favorite part? The cherries and um, the father and the drawings and cherry pits! And spitting out! There's more and more and more and more and more and more!......more

In this cute and imaginative novel, the main character, Bidemmi, loves to tell stories. She tells the journey of several different people, each story involving cherries and cherry pits. The final story she tells is about herself. She describes how she would plant cherry seeds in her yard until she h......more

I love the voice in this book as much as the illustrations. Williams switches nicely between "her" illustrations and "Bidemmi's" illustrations, making Bidemmi's drawings very childlike and believable. And Bidemmi's stories are delightfully stream of consciousness sounding--just like most children.......more

I enjoyed this unique story, as did my 3.5 year old. It feels written the way kids talk, with flowing sentences and disconnected ideas but such enthusiasm and curiosity about the world that it holds you engaged. I'm always torn by Vera B Williams because she is a white writer who, like Maribeth Boel......more