Little Yellow Pear Tomatoes
$15.95
This exquisite offering examines the universal circle of life through the innocent eyes of a young girl, who marvels at all the energy and collaboration it takes to grow her yellow pear tomatoes. She sees that everyone and everything brings something essential to the little fruits she loves so much. 'Everyone and everything my daddy, my mommy, bugs and worms, clouds and sky, lakes and rivers, the sun and stars are parts of the tomato you cannot see. Take away any one, and the little yellow pear tomatoes in my garden could not be.'
The Vision
“All these not-a-tomato things - my daddy, my mommy, bugs and worms, clouds and sky, lakes and rivers, the sun and stars - are parts of the tomato you cannot see.”
This book beautifully illustrates the concept of interdependence, showing children that everything is connected to the final product. It reframes the idea of 'value' beyond mere physical size or appearance.
Therapeutic Guide
Core Utility: Fosters deep appreciation for unseen labor and natural systems supporting daily life.
Conversation Starters:
- What is something small you love that has something big inside it?
- If you were a tomato, who are the 'stars' and 'sun' that help you grow?
- What is one thing you do that helps someone else grow, even if they can't see you doing it?
About the Creators
About the Author
Demian Elaine Yumei is best known as DreamSinger. Her latest CD For the Sake of Love is being promoted nationwide. Nicole Tamarin drew inspiration for her unique illustrations from early memories of exploring her mother's garden.
Visual Style
Mood: Earthy, Whimsical, Intimate
Reviews & Awards
From Our Verified Readers
- “This book is just great! The narrator is a little girl, talking about her love of the little yellow pear tomatoes she helps to grow in her garden. As she talks about what the tomatoes need to grow, she also tells a beautiful story about how everything in the world and universe is interconnected.”
- “This book helps create a bridge between people and their food at a time when we are most out of touch.”
- “Interesting book for young readers showing how we, and little yellow pear tomatoes are all connected.”
- “Little Yellow Pear Tomatoes follows the contemplations of a little girl who see that everyone and everything brings something essential to the fruits she loves so much. Because many things contribute to the growing of the tomatoes... all things are inside every little pear tomato.”
- “The wonder and discovery in this book brought back the first time I tasted a wild strawberry that my grandmother inisisted we stop and pick.”
- “As I read this story, I soon realized that my thinking about growing plants had been very wrong. I have always thought about seeds as containing everything needed to grow a plant... but there is so much more!”
- “The holistic Zen teachings of Thich Nat Hanh are behind this picture given by a young girl of everything that goes into the little yellow pear tomatoes in her family's garden.”
This exquisite offering examines the universal circle of life through the innocent eyes of a young girl, who marvels at all the energy and collaboration it takes to grow her yellow pear tomatoes. She sees that everyone and everything brings something essential to the little fruits she loves so much. 'Everyone and everything my daddy, my mommy, bugs and worms, clouds and sky, lakes and rivers, the sun and stars are parts of the tomato you cannot see. Take away any one, and the little yellow pear tomatoes in my garden could not be.'
The Vision
“All these not-a-tomato things - my daddy, my mommy, bugs and worms, clouds and sky, lakes and rivers, the sun and stars - are parts of the tomato you cannot see.”
This book beautifully illustrates the concept of interdependence, showing children that everything is connected to the final product. It reframes the idea of 'value' beyond mere physical size or appearance.
Therapeutic Guide
Core Utility: Fosters deep appreciation for unseen labor and natural systems supporting daily life.
Conversation Starters:
- What is something small you love that has something big inside it?
- If you were a tomato, who are the 'stars' and 'sun' that help you grow?
- What is one thing you do that helps someone else grow, even if they can't see you doing it?
About the Creators
About the Author
Demian Elaine Yumei is best known as DreamSinger. Her latest CD For the Sake of Love is being promoted nationwide. Nicole Tamarin drew inspiration for her unique illustrations from early memories of exploring her mother's garden.
Visual Style
Mood: Earthy, Whimsical, Intimate
Reviews & Awards
From Our Verified Readers
- “This book is just great! The narrator is a little girl, talking about her love of the little yellow pear tomatoes she helps to grow in her garden. As she talks about what the tomatoes need to grow, she also tells a beautiful story about how everything in the world and universe is interconnected.”
- “This book helps create a bridge between people and their food at a time when we are most out of touch.”
- “Interesting book for young readers showing how we, and little yellow pear tomatoes are all connected.”
- “Little Yellow Pear Tomatoes follows the contemplations of a little girl who see that everyone and everything brings something essential to the fruits she loves so much. Because many things contribute to the growing of the tomatoes... all things are inside every little pear tomato.”
- “The wonder and discovery in this book brought back the first time I tasted a wild strawberry that my grandmother inisisted we stop and pick.”
- “As I read this story, I soon realized that my thinking about growing plants had been very wrong. I have always thought about seeds as containing everything needed to grow a plant... but there is so much more!”
- “The holistic Zen teachings of Thich Nat Hanh are behind this picture given by a young girl of everything that goes into the little yellow pear tomatoes in her family's garden.”
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