Sam's finally old enough to help his parents harvest cranberries on their family farm in Wisconsin, from flooding the field to prepare the vines for the picking machine to delivering the fruit to receiving station. Includes recipes for cranberry sauce and cranberry pie, author's note, and glossary.

Grandmother almost loses her secret recipe for Cranberry bread to one of her Thanksgiving dinner guests

A delicious celebration of food and farming sure to inspire readers of all ages to learn more about where their food comes from - right this very minute! Here are the stories of what farmers really do to bring food to the table.

First swimming lessons can be exciting and terrifying, but this joyful and imaginative guide from Lisl H. Detlefsen, illustated by Madeline Valentine, shows young readers how to conquer the pool. From what to wear (a bathing suit, of course!) to what to expect (no, your teacher will not be a mermaid), 1, 2, 3, Jump! covers the what-if’s and how-to’s of getting in the pool for the first time. There’s a lot to worry about (can I be sucked in the filter?) and even more to be excited about (when can I wear flippers?), and our narrator has thought of everything. By the time she’s ready, you to will want to jump in!

Grandmother and Maggie organize an antique show to raise much-needed money.

Recipe for cranberry cookies on back cover.

Maggie, her grandmother, and the sewing circle make Cranberryport a brighter place for Mr. Whiskers when they send him secret valentines.