Mmm-mm! Forest animals squeak, tweet, slurp, yip and chomp over the sweet, plump fruit of a wild blackberry bush. But what happens when a bear arrives to take part in the feast? Young children will enjoy following the story by making the animal sounds, and the chaos that strikes upon the bear's arrival will surely bring on the laughter. The cumulative, rhyming text makes for a great read-aloud.
Written by Terry Pierce Illustrated by Lisa Downey
Terry Pierce is the author of sixteen children’s books,including picture books, easy readers, joke books and non-fiction. She was a Montessori pre-primary teacher for twenty-two years, before deciding to follow her dream of writing for children (what she calls, "the best mid-life crisis ever!"). Terry now writes full-time, teaches children’s writing workshops, and is a visiting author at elementary schools. She also proudly serves on the Ventura/Santa Barbara regional board of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Picking blackberries with her son on a summer vacation in Oregon inspired her to write Blackberry Banquet (and to master the art of baking of the perfect berry pie). www.terrypiercebooks.com or www.terrypierce.blogspot.com
Lisa Downey is a freelance artist and graphic designer. A former art teacher, Lisa also attended FIT in New York, where she studied advertising and packaging design and later taught introductory packaging design classes. “Illustration has always been just under the surface in my career as a designer. I gained valuable skills working in packaging design firms; but the six year old inside was just itching to jump out and run all over the drawing board,” says Lisa. Her styles range from cartoonish to very representational. Her favorite medium is pastels. In addition to illustrating Blackberry Banquet,Lisa also illustrated Julie the Rockhound and Happy Birthday to Whooo? for Sylvan Dell. She lives in the SC Lowcountry, with her very supportive husband, Len, and their cats; Pom Pom and Ophelia. http://www.studiodowney.com/
Science and Math through Literature
Terry Pierce is the author of sixteen children’s books,including picture books, easy readers, joke books and non-fiction. She was a Montessori pre-primary teacher for twenty-two years, before deciding to follow her dream of writing for children (what she calls, "the best mid-life crisis ever!"). Terry now writes full-time, teaches children’s writing workshops, and is a visiting author at elementary schools. She also proudly serves on the Ventura/Santa Barbara regional board of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Picking blackberries with her son on a summer vacation in Oregon inspired her to write Blackberry Banquet (and to master the art of baking of the perfect berry pie). 
Lisa Downey is a freelance artist and graphic designer. A former art teacher, Lisa also attended FIT in New York, where she studied advertising and packaging design and later taught introductory packaging design classes. “Illustration has always been just under the surface in my career as a designer. I gained valuable skills working in packaging design firms; but the six year old inside was just itching to jump out and run all over the drawing board,” says Lisa. Her styles range from cartoonish to very representational. Her favorite medium is pastels. In addition to illustrating Blackberry Banquet,Lisa also illustrated Julie the Rockhound and Happy Birthday to Whooo? for Sylvan Dell. She lives in the SC Lowcountry, with her very supportive husband, Len, and their cats; Pom Pom and Ophelia. 
