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?
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“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) )
“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 the Author
Kevin Henkes is an award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children of all ages. He lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.
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By David Miller
Format:Library Binding
I have a very busy and bright little girl that is 19 months old at the time of this review. She loves this book and it is her absolute favorite!
If you're looking for realistic, you're not going to find it here, but if you're looking for imagination, you've come to the right place. The little girl in this children's book dreams of a place where anything can happen: if she plants seashells, seashells will grow, if she plants jellybeans...well, you get the picture.
It is a picture book and you get a full color, art piece every time you turn the page and along with that, large print words that go with the picture. The library binding of that particular format is very durable and definitely what we need with our little one. It would be excellent and easy for grandparents to read to grandchildren or for moms and dads to read to their young kids--with an age range between 18 months to probably 4 years old.
This book is perfect for any dreamer or potential dreamer out there, but don't take my word for it...
If you're looking for realistic, you're not going to find it here, but if you're looking for imagination, you've come to the right place. The little girl in this children's book dreams of a place where anything can happen: if she plants seashells, seashells will grow, if she plants jellybeans...well, you get the picture.
It is a picture book and you get a full color, art piece every time you turn the page and along with that, large print words that go with the picture. The library binding of that particular format is very durable and definitely what we need with our little one. It would be excellent and easy for grandparents to read to grandchildren or for moms and dads to read to their young kids--with an age range between 18 months to probably 4 years old.
This book is perfect for any dreamer or potential dreamer out there, but don't take my word for it...
By S. Summers
Format:Hardcover
ALthough this book is nicely illustrated and has a fun concept i.e. growing candy in the garden it was no what I had hoped for. I wanted a more realistic hands on gardening book for children.
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4.3 out of 5 stars
15 reviews
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sows the seeds of imagination
Feb 28 2010
By Brimful Curiosities
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, move over. There's a new girl in the garden -- a happy, little daydreamer who envisions chocolate rabbits, jelly bean bushes and seashell fields. Kevin Henkes sows the seeds of imagination and illustrates with colors of spring in his newest picture book, My Garden. A barefoot little girl helps her mother in a cheery garden by watering and weeding the plants. All the while, she fantasies about her ideal garden.
"In my garden, the flowers could change color just by my thinking about it -- pink, blue, green purple. Even patterns."
The little girl's vast imagination takes readers beyond the restraints of the world, into a extraordinary place where the flowers never die and where umbrellas conveniently pop out of the ground just as the spring rain begins. Kevin Henkes adds another feather to his brimming hat with this beautiful book. His spectacular, watercolor illustrations overflow the pages with creative page layout. Fanciful images appear as full bleeds and then he takes readers back to reality with smaller spot illustrations. His book spurs the imagination and presents endless possibilities as a read aloud.
My daughter considered what her own garden might contain and decided on toys, kittens, puppies, and balloons! She loved thinking outside the box!
(Review copy provided by publisher)
"In my garden, the flowers could change color just by my thinking about it -- pink, blue, green purple. Even patterns."
The little girl's vast imagination takes readers beyond the restraints of the world, into a extraordinary place where the flowers never die and where umbrellas conveniently pop out of the ground just as the spring rain begins. Kevin Henkes adds another feather to his brimming hat with this beautiful book. His spectacular, watercolor illustrations overflow the pages with creative page layout. Fanciful images appear as full bleeds and then he takes readers back to reality with smaller spot illustrations. His book spurs the imagination and presents endless possibilities as a read aloud.
My daughter considered what her own garden might contain and decided on toys, kittens, puppies, and balloons! She loved thinking outside the box!
(Review copy provided by publisher)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
As fun as pink-and-purple plaid sunflowers . . .
Mar 15 2010
By S. C. Sours
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This is a very sweet book.
It is not, truth to tell, as absolutely perfect as Henkes's other books. Owen and Wemberly Worried and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse are all genuine achievements in children's literature: books about kids' lives that don't sound like Books About Kids' Issues.
This book isn't quite as quirky and delightful and wise as those.
But it is still a very sweet book--a lovely walk through a little girl's imaginary garden, complete with giant tomatoes, chocolate bunnies (instead of the troublesome lettuce-stealing ones), jelly bean bushes, and pink-and-purple plaid sunflowers.
It's not a must-have children's book, but if you get it, you'll enjoy it.
It is not, truth to tell, as absolutely perfect as Henkes's other books. Owen and Wemberly Worried and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse are all genuine achievements in children's literature: books about kids' lives that don't sound like Books About Kids' Issues.
This book isn't quite as quirky and delightful and wise as those.
But it is still a very sweet book--a lovely walk through a little girl's imaginary garden, complete with giant tomatoes, chocolate bunnies (instead of the troublesome lettuce-stealing ones), jelly bean bushes, and pink-and-purple plaid sunflowers.
It's not a must-have children's book, but if you get it, you'll enjoy it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful book to dream with
April 5 2010
By J. Prather
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I love choosing books for storytime that encourage children to think and imagine, and this one does just that. It's very simple both in text and illustrations, and the best part about it is that it promotes interaction. The kids had a great time telling me what they would plant in their garden! It's a perfect spring time read and a good way to start talking about gardens and growing things.
I do want to include how much I have enjoyed all of this author's most recent books. They are perfect for group sharing and all foster the imagination - from Birds, to A Good Day, to Old Bear and now My Garden, the author has provided us with beautiful spare stories that really pack a wallop and are a joy to share with even the youngest children.
I do want to include how much I have enjoyed all of this author's most recent books. They are perfect for group sharing and all foster the imagination - from Birds, to A Good Day, to Old Bear and now My Garden, the author has provided us with beautiful spare stories that really pack a wallop and are a joy to share with even the youngest children.
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