This was a really cute book! It's full of similes and vibrant language which go along with the bright artwork. At first, the story doesn't seem like anything out of the ordinary (no fantasy elements) besides Scarlette's fingers being green. However, we soon find out that Scarlette has a special gift of growing enormous plants. It's a realistic book with a single element of fantasy.

FANTASY: It bears resemblance to reality (some veggies ARE big!) but stretches it beyond what is plausible. The book lets kids imaginations run wild with the idea of enormous vegetables-- "would you build a house out of vegetables??"