What do you get when you mix Planting, Puppies, and Parsley?

Our young protagonist finds out in
... an exciting, brand-new picture book from well-known author and educator

​Ann Lewin-Benham

and beloved fine artist and illustrator Karen Busch Holman.

Parsley is a 44-page story-poem built with strong rhythm and rhyme
and a funny surprise ending! ​

Parsley is now available for purchase.
Find Parsley at:
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• Your favorite local bookstore
• KODOKids.com
• Amazon • Baker & Taylor • Barnes & Noble • Powell’s
• Books-A-Million • Indiebound • Bookshop.org • Indigo
 •Follet • Gazelle • Indiebound • Ingram • PBS Cart •
• select children’s shops, children’s museums, science museums, and botanic gardens 

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Press for Parsley

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Santa Barbara News-Press, July 26, 2022

Praise for Parsley

I love your story-poem! It reminds me of the power of poetry and the beauty of our work with children. I am renewed by your writing - and treasure the cultivation of curiosity, persistence, and intellectual agility.”

​– Annette Suding Muse M.A., Ed.
Director, University Children’s Center,
Orfalea Family Children’s Center; University of California, Santa Barbara, Early Childhood Care and Education Services 
Parsley brings you right back to the feel of dirt under your fingers, the pleasure of a romp through the garden with a beloved pet, the curiosity at the workings of the world: all the joys of childhood!
The blend of poetry and illustration stirs warmth, nostalgia, and hope.”
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- Alex Morgan
Community Outreach Specialist and Early Childhood Teacher Education Instructor, Boulder Journey School, Boulder, CO 
A lovely, lilting story-poem about a child, a dog, and a plant. Simple in its rhyming stanzas and yet deeply moving in its philosophy of life. In essence, Parsley is a love story, a story of a child’s love for a dog and love for a parsley plant. I can hear children saying, ‘Please, please, read it again... again... and again.’”

- Linda Albert, PhD.
Pioneer in and author of 8 books on Cooperative Discipline 
Parsley is an endearing book carrying messages of patience and care. It is a reminder of the power of nature to enthrall and captivate. Ann’s rich language and Karen’s charming illustrations will surely inspire a new generation of gardeners.”

​– Jennifer Azzariti
Atelierista and Pedagogical Director 
Oh! I absolutely LOVE this book! I’m charmed! Parsley is a recipe for happiness for children and those of us who love to read to them: a curious story, a compelling main character, and lilting rhymes make you want to read on! The timeless illustrations tell a story all on their own, feelings come alive, and when you finish the book you may just find yourself out in the garden planting parsley.”

– Michelle Howard
Development Director, Wilderness Youth Project, Santa Barbara, CA 
What a lovely poem and what beautiful illustrations. Writer Ann and illustrator Karen transport us to the magical, mystical, mercurial world of young children, where hopes, dreams and possibilities abound and where parsley becomes a song of creativity, adventure and imagination.”

– Maurice Sykes
Senior Associate, Early Childhood Leadership Institute; Author, Doing the Right Thing for Children: Eight Qualities of Leadership