The Curious Garden
By Peter Brown
(Little, Brown 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' ListOne 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.
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.











