Description
How does your garden grow? A wondrousNew York Timesbestselling picture book from Caldecott medalist Kevin Henkes.
A girl helps out in her mother’s garden, but in the garden of her imagination, there are chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change color, and seashells.
Review Quotes:
“This intimate exploration of a child’s burgeoning imagination hits every note right. Just plain perfect.” —Kirkus(starred review)
“With its adroit look at a child’s colorful imagination,My Gardenis as fresh and inviting as spring after winter.” —The Horn Book(starred review)
“Imagination grows and spreads from the fertile pages of this book to the minds of young readers. A must for every library.” —School Library Journal(starred review)
“Even as the story elevates the wonders of nature into the realm of the fanciful, it reminds readers to appreciate everyday flowers and soil.” —Publishers Weekly(starred review)
Kevin Henkeshas been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children’s Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal forKitten’s First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors forWaitingandOwen; two Newbery Honors, one forOlive’s Oceanand one forThe Year of Billy Miller;and Geisel Honors forWaitingandPenny and Her Marble. His other books includeThe World and Everything in It,A House,A Parade of Elephants,Chrysanthemum, and the belovedLilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.
Target Age: 2-7
Greenwillow Books
Pub Date:February 23, 2010
0.45″ H x 10.28″ L x 10.26″ W
40 Pages
Hardcover
