"Because I hadn't written it yet!" said Stihler, a kindergarten teacher in Fairbanks. Two years later, Stihler and illustrator Jeremiah Trammell, from Eagle River, released "The Giant Cabbage," a children's book adapted from the Russian story that had inspired Stihler in the first place.
In celebration of a second printing, Stihler was at the Alaska State Fair Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off this year, signing books and handing out fake cabbage tattoos. Stihler described the book, in which oil paintings tell a story of Moose, whose giant cabbage is a shoo-in for first place at the Alaska State Fair contest, only Moose can't move the cabbage on his own. The story, which is aimed at 3- to 8-year-olds but captures the hearts of many adults, goes on to show how Moose's friends help him move the cabbage to the fairgrounds, and Moose wins first place in the Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off.
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"What a great idea," said another.
Stihler said that the book has been a hit in her classroom, and beyond. A 2-year-old Stihler knows has already worn down the first copy of the book from constantly dragging it around the house.
"I just had to replace that copy for her," said Stihler. "I know a number of 9-year-olds that love it too."
In "The Turnip," a Russian family must work together to grow a large turnip so that the entire family has enough food to eat. The moral? Families that work together eat together, said Stihler. In "The Giant Cabbage," friends are needed in order to get the task at hand done.
"The moral?" asked Stihler. "Friends that work together can do anything."
"The Giant Cabbage" is available at Fireside Books in Palmer. For more information on the book or the author, go to www.cheriestihler.com.
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a Jew wrote on Apr 30, 2008 6:59 AM:
“As far as I'm concerned, it's none of anybody's business,” he said.
“If somebody doesn't like it, they can get up and walk out any (rejected in comment) time they want. There never has been a problem ... until some New Yorker tried to stick their (rejected in comment) noses into our business.”
Ah McCarthy! Traditional Christian love!
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