The Curious Garden

By Peter Brown
(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Hardcover, 9780316015479, 40pp.)

Publication Date: April 2009

Categories: Lifestyles - City & Town Life, Nature & the Natural World - Environment, Nature & the Natural World - Gardening

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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Summer 2009 Kids' List
“Peter Brown gives us the story of a boy who sets out to brighten his dingy bit of the world through the magical, transformative act of gardening. Beautiful and offbeat, readers will certainly fall in love with this irresistibly curious corner of the world.”
-- Meghan Dietsche Goel, Book People, Austin, TX


Description

One boy's quest for a greener world... one garden at a time.

While out exploring one day, a little boy named Liam discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it. As time passes, the garden spreads throughout the dark, gray city, transforming it into a lush, green world.

This is an enchanting tale with environmental themes and breathtaking illustrations that become more vibrant as the garden blooms. Red-headed Liam can also be spotted on every page, adding a clever seek-and-find element to this captivating picture book.




About the Author

Peter Brown is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA and now lives in Brooklyn, NY. His Web site is www.somebrownstuff.com.