Lazy bear agrees of course because he is lazy and sleeps while hare prepares the field and tends to the growing crops. The story starts out with a little back info on both lazy bear with the father who gave him everything and the hare who made a bet with a tortoise and lost (I love this reference).Īs the story goes, the clever hare cheats the lazy bear out of the prosperous part of every crop grown on his very land by growing things like carrots and radishes but telling lazy bear he gets the tops and hare keeps the bottoms. Tops & Bottoms is a wonderful story about a lazy bear who had lots of money and land and a hare that had little money and lots of little bunnies to feed but he was a hard worker and clever. I never thought I could grow anything! But I am digressing…. It is sweet really and I would be lying if I didn’t admit to an overwhelming feel of pride when he states this since I grew those very pea pods from seeds with my own two hands. My son (who hates pea pods) claims he LOVES our “grown ones”. Right now it is extremely appropriate to read a story about growing your own food since our deck garden is flourishing to the point of over-kill. There are a few things I love about Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens. I love it! It’s a must-get book I had never heard of before. I was even more thrilled after reading this post. I was thrilled when Amanda from One Mommy’s Thoughts agreed to do a guest post. As I have said before, I LOVE hearing about your favorite books.
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