A Big Old Garden Story – Book 2
Jump into the world of a little bullfrog beside a little pond, and find big adventures—and very large bugs. Beside the Pond is the sequel to the well-received A Year in the Big Old Garden, and fans of the Big Old Garden will meet many new friends as well as some dear old ones.
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Reviews
StoryWarren.com: 4 Short Read-Alouds
By Théa Rosenburg September 7, 2022
House full of Bookworms: Beside the Pond–A Nature Read-Aloud for All Ages
by Carolyn Leiloglou
Blurbs
“Witmer gently pulls back the curtain on the mundane, and shows us miracles! He invites readers to open their eyes and delight in the community of creation happening all around.” — Melissa Kline, author of Through the Keeper’s Door
“Witmer tells stories that feel at once old and new. I sense in them a hat-tip to Aesop, a wave to Thornton Burgess, and a respectful nod to Beatrix Potter. Witmer is clearly writing as part of an older tradition, and yet these stories feel as inventive and original as they do welcoming and familiar.” — Théa Rosenburg, editor of Wild Things and Castles in the Sky
“James D. Witmer is a modern Thornton W. Burgess who weaves his close observations of nature into beautifully told stories that will draw your children into the outdoors. I can’t wait for you to enter The Big Old Garden!” — Carolyn Leiloglou, award-winning author of The Restorationists
