Twenty-four snappy poems revolve around the growing season. All are short; most are no more than four lines. Some are punny̜Would You Carrot All to Dance? Others are riddles, such as A Riddle Picnic. Papa ate the root/and tossed the leaves./Mama ate the leaves/and said 'Mines best!/Brother ate the stem/and found no seeds./Sister ate the seeds/and tossed the rest.