"I was very satisfied with hosting Kalee Gwarjanski in honor of her debut picture book, Miss MacDonald Has a Farm. In the lead-up to the program, Kalee was very responsive via email. Kalee arrived early and was set up and ready to go ahead of our start time. I also appreciated Kalee supplying her own bookseller—that makes it a lot easier for me, not worrying about the books at all.

Kalee read her story energetically, keeping the children engaged. They loved putting flannel pieces of vegetables on the board (and I did too!). We supplemented the program with some Laurie Berkner songs to dance to, which was a lot of fun. Afterward, we colored some pictures that were supplied by Kalee, and kids seemed to really enjoy it, telling me all about their favorite vegetables. I would recommend Kalee’s program to other librarians, especially those interested in gardening and the local food movement."