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?
My Garden Summary
My Garden by Kevin Henkes
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?
My Garden 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)
About Kevin Henkes
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
Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Up to Seven) 2011 Commended for Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (Picture Book) 2010 Commended for Charlotte Zolotow Award 2011 Short-listed for Beehive Awards (Picture) 2014
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