My Garden

By Kevin Henkes; Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)
(Greenwillow Books, Hardcover, 9780061715174, 40pp.)

Publication Date: March 2010

Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover

Categories: Imagination & Play, Lifestyles - Country Life, Nature & the Natural World - Gardening

Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Spring 2010 Kids' Next List

Kevin Henkes is the author and illustrator of many books for children of all ages—among them are Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Chrysanthemum, and Wemberly Worried. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon, a Caldecott Honor for Owen, and a Newbery Honor for Olive's Ocean. He lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.

“With its adroit look at a child’s colorful imagination, My Garden is as fresh and inviting as spring after winter.”
-Horn Book (starred review)

“Henkes gives the young storyteller a matter-of-fact voice and a sly sense of humor, while dewy watercolors and ink picture her reveling in a magical world of plants, birds, and butterflies.”
-Publishers Weekly (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)

“This intimate exploration of a child’s burgeoning imagination hits every note right…Just plain perfect.”
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)