Product Description

Jasper stumbles upon a bean, plants it, tends it carefully, and waits for it to grow, sure that it will lead him into an adventurous encounter with a giant.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2058600 in Books
• Published on: 1993-03-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Library Binding

From Publishers Weekly
In their latest collaboration, Butterworth and Inkpen ( I Wonder at the Zoo ; Just Like Jasper ) bring back the amiable feline character, who found a bean on Monday. On Tuesday, Jasper planted his bean; on Wednesday he watered it; and on Thursday "he dug and raked and sprayed and hoed it." On each successive day--and spread--the busy fellow tends his would-be beanstalk. But when no growth appears in a week's time, Jasper digs up the bean and tosses it over his shoulder, lamenting, "That bean will never make a beanstalk." Youngsters will be as thrilled as this hero himself to discover that his pronouncement is wrong. As the cat sits reading the well-known tale of another successful beanstalk cultivator, a small bird informs Jasper that a leafy stalk is growing outside his window. With its basic concept, large-scale pictures, spare text and oversize typeface, this satisfying though slender story is a good choice for preschoolers as well as for children just beginning to read on their own. Ages 3-6.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1-- Jasper the cat, from Just Like Jasper! (Little, 1989), finds a bean, plants it, and waits for something to happen. He painstakingly cares for it by watering and hoeing throughout the course of a week, but to no avail; it just won't grow. In frustration, he digs it up and throws it away, claiming "that bean will never make a beanstalk." But a long time later, it not only begins to grow, but also takes on fairy-tale proportions. Inkpen's delightful illustrations are larger and more colorful than those in The Blue Balloon (Little, 1990), and they complement the spare yet charming text. It's perfect for beginning readers, a winner of a toddler story time selection, and will fare nicely as a lapbook, too. --Denise Furgione, Atlantic County Library, Mays Landing, NJ
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
Stunningly simple ... This book will encourage first steps in reading alone. -- Practical Parenting Wondefully simple ... delightfully drawn. -- Mother One of the most effective plot-lines of the year. -- Books for Your Children

Customer Reviews

Language enrichment value of Jasper's beanstalk
I like this book for language therapy with preschoolers. Because it is very simple, with few words, it helps the child clue in to the new vocabulary which includes days of the week and some great verbs. I use it to teach regular past tense (Jasper planted, Jasper watered, etc.) and in a different setting present progressive (Jasper is planting, Jasper is watering...) The kids enjoy it and don't realize how much they are learning!