A Seed is Sleepy

By Dianna Hutts Aston
Illustrated by Sylvia Long

This book is another informational book. It is much different than the others I have read so far. It combines information with creative writing which creates a very inviting poem about seeds and their life cycle. Page to page the book tells about another quality of a seed and explains the quality, gives information about the seed, and shows different kinds of seeds. It gives pictures around the outside of the poetry with labels so the reader knows which kind of seed they are looking at.

One thing I love about this book, is that it personifies the seed. "A seed is sleepy, A seed is secretive." It gives the seed human qualities which gives a very different perspective on the seeds. To me, a seed is a seed. But to Dianna Hutts Aston, a seed is sleepy and secretive, and intuitive. She looks at the way a seed develops and relates it to us. The text is also written in a beautiful cursive and it flows across the page. It invites the reader to keep going. It makes the reader feel the seed, and feel its many qualities. This would be a great book to use to teach plant life cycles.