Mommy’s Having a Watermelon

By Kim Adlerman, Danny Adlerman, Megan Halsey

    The story of a girl who mistakes her mother’s pregnancy for a watermelon growing in her mother’s stomach, as a result of a swallowed seed.

    Description

    Young Zoe Rind accidentally spits a watermelon seed into her mother’s glass, and her mother then swallows it. Now, Zoe’s mother says that a “seed” is growing inside her, and Zoe can’t figure out why her family is so excited. A watermelon growing inside Mommy’s belly? As her mother’s stomach swells bigger and bigger, Zoe begins to wonder what will happen to the watermelon after it is born-remaining confused right through the trip to the hospital on the night of the delivery.

    About the Creators

    Kim Adlerman

    Kim Adlerman is an author, an illustrator, and a freelance graphic designer. She holds a degree from the University of Buffalo and has many years of experience working in the graphic design side of publishing. She lives in Metuchen, New Jersey, with her husband, author and musician Danny, and their children.

    Danny Adlerman

    Danny and Kim Alderman have collaborated on eleven children’s books, one board game, and three beautiful children. Kim is an acclaimed graphic designer and illustrator, while Danny works as a production manager in the book publishing industry and sings and plays guitar both solo and in various combos. They live in central New Jersey. Check out their website at dannyandkim.com and find them online at facebook.com/DannyandKim.

    Megan Halsey
    Megan Halsey

    Megan Halsey has a master’s degree in illustration from Marywood University. She has almost twenty-five years of professional art experience and has illustrated forty-five books. Aside from illustrating, Megan also designs textiles, wall art, and greeting cards. She is an ex-professor at Pratt Institute and Moore College of Arts & Design. She is currently a Marywood University professor, and lives in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

    Paperback

  • ISBN 9780970577306
  • Publication Date May 01, 2015
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.3125 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Family / New Baby
  • Themes Childhood Experiences and Memories, Conflict resolution, Families, Fantasy, Fiction, Home, Imagination, Mothers, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Overcoming Obstacles, Siblings
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 7 - 10
  • Grade Range Grades 2 - 5
  • Guided Reading K
  • DRA 20
  • Interest Level Grades 2 - 5
  • Reading Level Grades 2 - 5
  • Bebop Reading Early Fluent
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