The Flower Garden

Description

After planting a seed packet in the backyard, things don't go as expected for best friends Anna and Tess. They fall asleep in the sun and wake up to blooms as tall as buildings! Did the seeds really grow that fast? All is explained when Anna and Tess meet May, a little garden gnome whose magic is responsible for the transformation. The girls are May's size now, and they follow her through the flower garden and into May's underground gnome home-discovering new things about their world and themselves along the way. This immersive graphic novel from author-illustrator Renee Kurilla is perfect for emerging readers. It explores growing and changing friendships and offers details to discover on every page and with every read.

Renee Kurilla is the illustrator of many books for children, including Chicks Rule! and Chicks Rock! She is the author-illustrator of One Springy, Singy Day. Renee was a lead artist at FableVision Studios for nearly ten years. She lives just south of Boston with her family.

"Vibrant illustrations accompany this friendship story."-- "The Horn Book Magazine" **STARRED REVIEW** "The girls' friendship is refreshingly real, with the reluctant friend more than willing to stand up for herself when she feels she's not being heard. . .With a short page count and easy-to-read speech balloons, this is at a perfect level for chapter-book readers, and more-experienced readers will be charmed by the playful, cartoonish art in bright, saturated colors. Absolutely delightful." -- "Booklist" "A cheery, colorful jaunt through a garden gnome's world, arranged lovingly and thoughtfully in graphic novel form. . .promises to be an enjoyable read for both eager and hesitant beginning readers." -- "School Library Journal"