Great and descriptive illustrations and funny dialogue accompany this story about an unusual friendship and the possibility of cheeseburgers. ( )

Grub the raccoon as found a seed in the trash and the seed starts talking. Seed asks Grub to plant them in the ground to see what grows. Grub really hopes it’s a cheeseburger. Grub spends his nights talking with seed and being a really good friend. One day Seed pops out of the ground and grows to a flower. No cheeseburgers here, just a lovely friendship. This is a lovely story all around. It’s heart springs from the pages, and makes Grub a friend we would all be happy to have. ( )

Grub the raccoon finds Seed when he is scavenging through the trash. Together, they agree that Grub will plant Seed so Seed can grow; Grub hopes that Seed will grow into a cheeseburger plant, though he has never seen one before. There is a lot of waiting: anxious, impatient waiting on Grub's part, and serene, green, growing waiting on Seed's. And even when Seed does not grow into a cheeseburger plant, the friends decide that what they have is still "very good and very special."

Cute and funny, with art that pops. ( )