The Curious Garden
Written and Illustrated By: Peter Brown
Product Code: 8100
ISBN: 9780316015479
Publisher: Little, Brown
Publication Date: 4/1/09
Pages: 40
Binding Information: Hard cover
Availability: In stock.
Price: $16.99
One day, a curious boy named Liam is out exploring his drab, gray city when he comes across a struggling garden. He decides to help the plants grow, never imagining what he is starting. As time passes, the garden takes on a life of its own and spreads across the city, changing everything in its path. Bit by bit, the city is transformed, becoming a lush, green world.
The Curious Garden is a magical story about a boy's dream and how the efforts of one small person can help change the world.
Amazing illustrations that recall the Little Golden Books but have a unique, contemporary look.
Suggested as a read-aloud for ages 4 and up; as a read-alone for ages 8 and up.
There was once a city without gardens or trees or greenery of any kind. Most people spent their time indoors. As you can imagine, it was a very dreary place.
However, there was one boy who loved being outside. Even on drizzly days, while everyone else stayed inside, you could always find Liam happily splashing through his neighborhood.
It was on one such morning that Liam made several surprising discoveries. He was wandering around the old railway, as he did from time to time, when he stumbled upon a dark stairwell leading up to the tracks.
The railway had stopped working ages ago. And since Liam had always wanted to explore the tracks, there was only one thing for a curious boy to do.
Liam ran up the stairs, pushed open the door, and stepped out onto the railway. The first thing he saw was a lonely patch of color. Wildflowers and plants were the last things he had expected to find up here. But when he took a closer look, it became clear that the plants were dying. They needed a gardener.