Daisy Rewilds - by Margaret McNamara (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Daisy was born with a green thumb. As an infant, she composted her own baby food. As a toddler, she slept on a bed of leaves. Now she's embarking on her most important experiment: she'll plant herself on her manicured front lawn, stay put, and let nature take over ... With a little help from expert gardener Auntie Betsy, Daisy thrives. Sunflowers grow in her hair, moss grows between her toes, hummingbirds buzz in her bee balm. Soon Daisy's front yard is a haven for native grasses and flowers, for pollinating insects, for birds, even for lowly worms. And that's when her real work begins"--

Book Synopsis

A young, curious, science-loving environmentalist named Daisy proves to her community the importance of conservation in this whimsical and hopeful story.

Daisy was born with a green thumb. As an infant, she composted her own baby food. As a toddler, she slept on a bed of leaves. Now she's embarking on her most important experiment: she'll plant herself on her manicured front lawn, stay put, and let nature take over.

What happens is a blooming miracle.

With a little help from expert gardener Auntie Betsy, Daisy thrives. Sunflowers grow in her hair, moss grows between her toes, hummingbirds buzz in her bee balm. Soon Daisy's front yard is a haven for native grasses and flowers, for pollinating insects, for birds, even for lowly worms. And that's when her real work begins.

In this funny and whimsical story about restoring natural habitats, one tenacious girl passionately leads her own conservation efforts, helping the land heal itself, and teaching her community about the importance of nurturing wild places.

Review Quotes

★ "[A]n engaging entry point into conversations about rewilding and biodiversity. Countless plant puns sprout up on each page, adding delightful bits of humor.... Stellar pacing helps readers appreciate the beauty of individual flora and fauna while building vocabulary.... A botanical wonder indeed." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Illustrations by Kerascoët exude sunny abundance and playful grace, showing Daisy fully embracing her "rewilding" as an expression of both budding autonomy and green principles." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Margaret McNamara is the author of the perennially popular Mr. Tiffin's Classroom series which includes How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, which was awarded the Christopher Medal, and The Dinosaur Expert, which received three starred reviews. She is also the author of many other picture books, including Vote for Our Future, which Kirkus Reviews called "essential" in a starred review. Ms. McNamara lives in New York City.

Kerascoët, a husband-and-wife team, are the creators of Bear with Me, a picture book which excels at "capturing emotion, personality, and occasionally humor" according to a starred review from The Horn Book, and I Walk with Vanessa, which received three starred reviews and was named the Best Book of 2018 That Champions Kindness by Parents magazine. They are also the illustrators of the New York Times bestseller Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai.