SPRINGFIELD — Lined up along the outer wall of Gardening the Community at 200 Walnut St. is a laminated copy of Somerville author Grace Lin’s “The Ugly Vegetables.” The book has been taken apart so that the pages sit side by side.
“We want families to be able to relate the book to the place they are visiting,” said Chrissy Howard, program manager for Reading Success by 4th Grade. “In this case we are at the beautiful GTC Farm Store, so the book talks about farming and gardening and vegetables.”
Reading Success, Springfield’s community-wide early literacy initiative, has launched an initiative to get families out into the community reading books and enjoying the many family-friendly locations Springfield has to offer.