Author: Vladimir Radunsky
Year Published: 2004
Ages: 5-9 years old
Why I chose this book: I honestly chose this book because I love asparagus. Where I grew up asparagus grew wild. We would ride out bikes along the trails picking asparagus. It was the most fun summer activity my family did together. So to answer why I chose the book, I would say because of the title. Also after flipping through the pages, the pictures were fun and intriguing.
Reaction: I am rather disappointed in the text. Nothing really happened in the story other than a huge asparagus sprouted in the king’s yard. He didn’t like it so he got his rhino, the Queen and a brave knight to try and pull it down. Which was a failed attempt. Then the king went to his mother who told him to ask the sweet singing bird how to get the asparagus plant down. The sweet singing bird simply fluttered his wings and the asparagus collapsed. Then there was a song written about the mighty asparagus. To sum up I am not sure what the moral of the story was. I do not think this would be a good quality text for students to read, however they may enjoy the absurdity of the story, which baffled me. It does not speak about the truth; it does not speak about anything really. The problem was ridiculous. I’d be honored if a gigantic asparagus grew in my backyard.
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