Van, A. C. (1993). The sweetest fig. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
This book is by the same author who wrote Just A Dream and The Polar Express. The illustrations are outstanding in all three books. The visual aspect of this particular book is very realistic yet only neutral colors make up the color palette throughout. The pages have a calm and nostalgic feel. The story begins with a patient who needs and receives dental care. The problem is that she has no money to pay for the services but she is able to pay for her dental bill with figs. Yes, figs. However, these are not your boring, usual figs. Could they be magical? What strange things happen when the figs are eaten?
This book would be great to use with the two mentioned above as a way to demonstrate different books by the same author.
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