I adore this author and will tell you about his other books that I love soon, but for today I had to chose The Curious Garden. We checked it out from the library last week, and the sweet story and lovely illustrations have captured us all.
Little Liam lives in a bleak city with no greenery... until he happens upon a mini garden up on some old railroad tracks. Liam nurses the garden back to life and it flourishes and spreads to every part of the city. Other gardeners come out of their homes to help maintain this beautiful outside world, and Liam continues to work on his railroad garden until he is a man with kids of his own.
The bright, cheerful illustrations grow with each page as the garden itself grows. The city that started out as dreary and grey becomes a happy and vibrant place for everyone.
If this story sounds a bit familiar, that's because it is. Check out this info about the High Line in NYC.
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