Title: In the Tall, Tall Grass
Author: Denise Fleming
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication Date: 1991
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Traditional Rhymes, Pattern Picture Book
Audience: Pre-K

Overview: “In the Tall, Tall Grass” is a delightful rhyming book for beginner readers. In the grass are many different insects likes bees, caterpillars and ants that “slip, slide and glide” or “lunge, loop and swoop”. The great illustrations and upbeat plot makes for a great story!

Activity: Art Project: Make cutout blades of grass and have children use sponges to paint on bugs and insects.

Reviewer’s Name: Kaitlin Carll