Theme: Gardens

The Yellow House

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

A favorite back in print! A child discovers, in the old house and overgrown garden she passes every day, that wonders wait in secret. One day, on the way to the park, a little girl climbs the gate of an old yellow house. Although no one has lived there for a very long time, a [...]

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The Imaginary Garden

By Book Importer | Published: March 29, 2010

Theodora loved her grandfather’s old garden. His new apartment’s balcony is too windy and small for a garden. But what appears to be a drawback soon leads to a shared burst of creativity as Theo and her Poppa decide to paint a new garden. As they work side by side — sowing seeds with brushes [...]

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Mia’s Story: A Sketchbook of Hopes & Dreams

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

From award-winning picture book artist Michael Foreman comes the uplifting tale of a girl whose search for a lost puppy leads to some wondrous wildflowers — and a magical way to transform her barren village. In a bleak little village in Chile, Papa comes home from his day of selling metal scraps with a wonderful [...]

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Paddington Here And Now

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Since the Browns found Paddington on a railway platform and took him home to live with them, there has never been a dull moment at number 32 Windsor Gardens. But as he explained to them at the start, “Things happen to me: I’m that sort of a bear.” There’s the day his basket [...]

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Sky Sweeper

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 2, 2007

Despite criticism for his lack of “accomplishments,” Takiboki finds contentment sweeping flower blossoms and raking the sand and gravel in the monks’ temple garden. Includes a note on the art and beauty of Japanese gardens.

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