Description
The girl in this book grows chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change color, and seashells in her garden. How does your garden grow?
About the Author
Kevin Henkes is the award-winning creator of many books for children, including the Caldecott Medal Book Kitten's First Full Moon, the Caldecott and Geisel Honor Book Waiting, the Newbery Honor Books The Year of Billy Miller and Olive's Ocean, and several bestselling books about mice, including Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and Chrysanthemum. www.kevinhenkes.com
Reviews
"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)
Awards
Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Up to Seven) 2011 and Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (Picture Book) 2010 and Charlotte Zolotow Award 2011. Short-listed for Beehive Awards (Picture) 2014.
Book Information
ISBN 9780061715174
Author Kevin Henkes
Format Hardback
Page Count 40
Imprint Greenwillow Books
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 473g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 254mm * 10mm
About the Author
Kevin Henkes is the award-winning creator of many books for children, including the Caldecott Medal Book Kitten's First Full Moon, the Caldecott and Geisel Honor Book Waiting, the Newbery Honor Books The Year of Billy Miller and Olive's Ocean, and several bestselling books about mice, including Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and Chrysanthemum. www.kevinhenkes.com
Reviews
"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)
Awards
Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Up to Seven) 2011 and Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (Picture Book) 2010 and Charlotte Zolotow Award 2011. Short-listed for Beehive Awards (Picture) 2014.
Book Information
ISBN 9780061715174
Author Kevin Henkes
Format Hardback
Page Count 40
Imprint Greenwillow Books
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 473g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 254mm * 10mm
