3rd August Watermelon Day

I have written about Watermelon Day before, a long time ago in 2011, but back then there were only two books to talk about and now there are more. In fact on the 1st August a new series of books called See a Plant Grow! was released and one of the books in this series is Watermelon by Charlie Sterling, so just perfect for today.

Beginning readers are introduced to the life cycle of a watermelon. From seed to fruit, each spread follows and labels steps in the plant's development. 

Watermelon Madness  by is another book that has been published since then. It is by Taghreed Najjar.

Noura is crazy about watermelon!
She wants to eat nothing else, every day, at every meal. In fact, Noura thinks there is no such thing as too much watermelon. Until one night, when the watermelon she has hidden in her room to eat all by herself begins to grow and Noura gets taken on a wild watermelon adventure!

The Watermelon Seed  by Greg Pizzoli.

This book introduces us to one funny crocodile who has one big fear: swallowing a watermelon seed. What will he do when his greatest fear is realized? Will vines sprout out his ears? Will his skin turn pink? This crocodile has a wild imagination that kids will love. 

And two others:

One Watermelon Seed  by Celia Barker Lotteridge

This is the same book as I wrote about in the earlier entry, but it has been reissued with a new cover.

Max and Josephine tend their garden while readers follow along, counting from one to ten as the garden is planted. Then readers can count in groups of tens as the garden is harvested.

And Alex and the Watermelon Boat  by Chris McKimmie

Your library might even have a copy of this book. 100 Watermelons  by Trevor Todd. We don't. It is too expensive.

Come harvest time, the proud Mr. Macaroni has 100 big, round, juicy watermelons. But tragedy strikes as he attempts to unload them. The forklift topples over and 99 watermelons go tumbling down the alarmingly steep sides of William Street causing sticky chaos and sweet confusion.