A six-year old boy loves spending time with his immigrant grandfather, Luis, who teaches him many things as they spend time in his garden, a place of wonder and illumination. It is the place where the boy practices to read and write, as well as the place where he learns of his grandfather’s experiences. As a war refugee, Luis was unable to go to school and therefore never learned how to read and write. But he instills his wisdom of language to his grandson, as well as his experiences and talents as an artist, a cook, and a gardener.

• ISBN: 9781592703821
• Author: Élise Fontenaille
• Illustrator: Violeta Lópiz
• Translators: Emilie Robert Wong; Karin Snelson
• Published: 2022 , Enchanted Lion Books
• Themes: education, Gardening, Gardens, grandfather and grandchild, immigration, Nature, Reading, refugee, Writing
• Descriptors: Fiction, France, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), USBBY Outstanding International Book
• No. of pages: 36