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The Gardener

by Sarah Stewart and David Small

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece — an ambitious rooftop garden — which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging and determined young heroine, whose story is told through letters written home, while David Small's illustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.

Review:

"[An] inspiring offering from creative collaborators..." Publishers Weekly

Review:

"A moving, wonderfully rich illustrated story. It is that rarity, a pictorial delight that in 20 double pages gives more and more of itself each time it's read, and whose silent complexities reveal themselves with continuing pleasure." The New York Times Book Review

Review:

"[A] lovely story exemplifying the old adage, 'Brighten the corner where you are,' and a good introduction to the epistolary form of storytelling. Small's marvelous pictures show the city in all its gritty variety..." Kirkus Reviews

Review:

"This is a story to share one-on-one, talking about the pictures together and then poring over the details alone." School Library Journal

Review:

"[The] muted backgrounds convey perfectly the urban 1930s setting where most of the story takes place." Booklist

About the Author

Sarah Stewart is the author of The Money Tree and The Library.

Her husband, David Small, illustrated those books as well as many others, including George Washington's Cows and Fenwick's Suit. Ms. Stewart and Mr. Small live in Michigan.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780374325176
Author:
Sarah Stewart and David Small
Publisher:
Farrar Straus Giroux
Illustrator:
Small, David
Author:
Stewart, Sarah
Location:
New York
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Nature & the Natural World
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Juvenile literature
Subject:
Gardening
Subject:
Lifestyles - City Life
Subject:
Letters
Subject:
Nature & the Natural World - Gardening
Subject:
Uncles
Subject:
Letters -- Fiction.
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Subject:
Lifestyles - City & Town Life
Subject:
Historical - United States - 20th Century
Series Volume:
246
Publication Date:
August 1997
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Primary
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
8 3/8 x 10 3/4
Age Level:
05-09

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