The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
This gorgeously illustrated picture book opens to a detailed spread of a gray city. If you look closely, you can spot the tiny figure of a red-headed boy, Liam, walking down the street. THE CURIOUS GARDEN tells the story of how this young boy discovers a door that leads up to abandoned railroad tracks where he finds a forgotten garden. He cares for the plants and helps them flourish, and they gradually spread throughout the city, transforming it, bit by bit, into a lush, green world. With spare text and breathtaking illustrations, and a classic feel reminiscent of THE LITTLE HOUSE and MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL, this is a magical picture book about the power that one small person can have to transform the world.
Peter Brown is a graduate of the Arts Center College of Design in Pasadena. He grew up in New Jersey and now lives in Brooklyn.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780316015479 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316015474 |
| Title | The Curious Garden |
| Author | Peter Brown |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2009-07-02 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Prizes | Winner of New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award (Picture Book) 2009, Winner of E.B. White Read Aloud Award (Picture Book) 2010, Commended for Indies Choice Book Awards (Picture Book) 2010, Commended for Cybils (Fiction Picture Book) 2009, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2012, Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Picture Book) 2011, Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Picture Book) 2012, Short-listed for Nevada Young Readers' Award (Picture Book) 2013, Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Grades K-3) 2011, Short-listed for Golden Archer Award (Primary) 2011 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |