Book’s you’ll love: My Garden
April 20, 2010
We started our garden this week. Our yard is going to need quite the make over (it hasn’t been tended in over 10 years!) But that is the charm of it really. It’s like having a secret garden….we’re uncovering all sorts of wonderful things. We’ve had the kids out digging and planting and watering. A garden is magic to a child, and magic to me really. My Garden is a new book by Kevin Henkes (one of my children’s illustrator hero’s) and this couldn’t be any more perfect for this time of year! So charming and sweet and simple. I absolutely love his illustrations….like I said…he’s my favorite to admire. And the story is just as charming: this little girl imagines what her garden would be like if she could have it any way she wanted: and there are endless possibilities. I have this book standing upright on my desk and it’s like having a bouquet of flowers right next to me. Happy reading and happy gardening!
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so true, perfect for the season, my kids love this book!
My mom sent this to us last week! She owns a children’s bookstore in Tooele (The Purple Cow). We LOVE reading it. My kids have been starting flower and vegetable seeds in preparation for when it will finally be warm enough to transplant them outside.
thank you for the recomendation. You inspired me to look it up in our library, where we found several of his books…we love to discovere new illustrators and authors.
Lovelly illustrations!
I didn’ know this artist…
kisses from Brazil
Love him!
It is great you already have your children interested in gardening.
I have never heard of this, I bet my mom would love it! She loves to garden. Very pretty illustrations.
Thank you for the new book suggestion! Since it sounds like you are doing some making over in your yard I thought I would tell you about our children’s garden that we planted four years ago! I got the plans from Child magazine and it was absolutely one of the best things we have ever done for our children. Countless hours have been spent playing, working, learning and creating in this garden. I highly, highly recommend it. I have the original plans if you are interested- I would be happy to to share!
My girls are two are in love with Kevin Henkes! Our Favs are Sheila Rae the Brave and A Good Day. They run around the house squealing, “Mama, What a good day!” It’s officially a household saying now! And when they’re walking backwards…I know they’ve got Sheil Rae on their mind. We can’t wait to purchase this latest book–thanks for sharing!