“A companion to Rah, Rah, Radishes! A Vegetable Chant (2011), Sayre’s newest incantation is a The book ends with a page on fruit facts and a spread of fruit faces proclaiming: “Fruit is fun!” Kids are bound to agree.”
The rhythm of the text and the size of the images make this book a good choice for sharing with a group. Short, catchy rhyming phrases line nearly full-page photos of fruits. “This companion to Sayre’s Rah, Rah, Radishes! (S & S, 2011) introduces another important food group. Ah, would that readers could pluck Sayre’s art right off the page and savor its juiciness.even picky eaters are sure to be tempted.” Taken primarily at farmer’s markets, mom-and-pop stores and fruit stands and often including hand-lettered signs proclaiming their farm of origin, her photographs send a subtle message to support local farmers and businesses. In piles, baskets and boxes brimming with fruit, Sayre shows off the colors and textures, yet she does not shy away from depicting even those specimens that are not completely perfect. Going well beyond (but including) the standard apple, orange, banana, grapes and berries, she entices readers with such exotics as tamarillo, kiwano, guava, rambutan, currant, durian and the wonderfully named dragon fruit. Find fruity shapes!” With these staccato rhythms and cheerleading words, Sayre sets the stage for one long chant that will have kids clamoring for a fruit snack. “Rah, rah, raspberries! / Go, go, grapes! / Savor the flavors. “Sayre follows up her salute to vegetables (Rah, Rah, Radishes!, 2011) with this rousing chant in favor of fruit.
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