{"id":1173,"date":"2013-05-09T11:58:44","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T11:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2018-04-13T14:31:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T14:31:16","slug":"may-prize-the-watermelon-seed-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/may-prize-the-watermelon-seed-book\/","title":{"rendered":"MAY PRIZE: \u201cTHE WATERMELON SEED\u201d BOOK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3641\" title=\"pic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/pic2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"363\" \/>As the father of a two-year-old girl, I spend a lot of time reading to her. She has no interest in my baseball biographies and zombie novels (trust me, I\u2019ve tried), so our reading list is usually limited to big, colorful books with about 10 pages. I don\u2019t mind this, of course, and it actually makes me feel pretty productive. After all, not many people can ever say they\u2019ve read 14 books in a single day.<\/p>\n<p>In my recent online search for new toddler reading material, I came across a book called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1423171012\/ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=watermelon04-20\">The Watermelon Seed<\/a>\u201d by Greg Pizzoli. Here\u2019s what the book\u2019s publisher had to say about it:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWith perfect comic pacing, Greg Pizzoli introduces us to one funny crocodile who has one big fear: swallowing a watermelon seed. What will he do when his greatest fear is realized? Will vines sprout out his ears? Will his skin turn pink? This crocodile has a wild imagination that kids will love.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I reached out to Greg to ask him a few questions about the book, and here\u2019s what he had to say:<\/p>\n<h3>What inspired you to write about watermelon for your first picture book?<\/h3>\n<p>I genuinely love watermelon! It\u2019s my favorite summer food, and I\u2019m known to eat a big slab for dessert whenever the temperature gets up around 80 degrees, so I totally relate to Kroc\u2019s enthusiasm. Plus they aren\u2019t nearly as hard to draw as say, pineapples.<\/p>\n<h3>The crocodile is pretty nervous about swallowing that watermelon seed. Did you have a similar experience as a child?<\/h3>\n<p>I was definitely told not to swallow any watermelon seeds growing up because I\u2019d have a plant growing in my belly. Nobody wants that. I was forbidden to swallow gum, too. And legos. I think a lot of parenting must be encouraging your kids not to eat your stuff.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s next for you as an author? Any more kids\u2019 books on the horizon?<\/h3>\n<p>Lot\u2019s more coming soon! Next year I have two more books of my own coming out. One about a dog who drives a race car. That comes out summer 2014. I also have a non-fiction picture book coming out in fall 2014 about a con-man who sold the Eiffel Tower for scrap metal. I just went to Paris to research lattes and croissants for the book. It was exhausting.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy The Watermelon Seed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1423171012\/ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=watermelon04-20\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><del>It won\u2019t be released until May 14, but if you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1423171012\/ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=watermelon04-20\">pre-order the book<\/a>, you\u2019ll receive the book AND a limited edition screen print. I purchased a copy for myself, but the author has agreed to donate a signed copy of the book as this month\u2019s prize. I\u2019ll choose one comment from all the comments received on the blog this month to win it.<\/del><\/p>\n<p>As for how the crocodile turns out after swallowing that watermelon seed, I don\u2019t want to spoil the ending, but I\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019ll be okay!<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"315\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><embed width=\"560\" height=\"315\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EYwWUarISLE?hl=en_US&amp;version=3&amp;rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the father of a two-year-old girl, I spend a lot of time reading to her. 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