Celebrate the fall season with this delightful and touching picture book, which received four starred reviews! On a trip to the farmers' market with her parents, Sophie chooses a squash, but instead of letting her mom cook it, she names it Bernice. From then on, Sophie brings Bernice everywhere, despite her parents' gentle warnings that Bernice will begin to rot. As winter nears, Sophie does start to notice changes.... What's a girl to do when the squash she loves is in trouble? With absolutely delightful text by Pat Zietlow Miller and downright hilarious illustrations from Anne Wilsdorf, Sophie's Squash will be a fresh addition to any collection of autumn books.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Golden Sower Award. It was recognised by the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. It also was recognised in the Primary School category by the Volunteer State Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award. Also it was recognised in the Picture Book category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Random House USA Inc .

Pat Zietlow Miller is the award-winning picture book author of Be Kind , Sophie's Squash , Sharing the Bread , The Quickest Kid in Clarksville , and Wherever You Go (illustrated by Eliza Wheeler), among others. She lives in Wisconsin.