My Garden - by Kevin Henkes (Hardcover)

About the Book

Illustrated with heavenly full-color paintings that are among the artist's very best, this picture book for young children pays tribute to a child's imagination and independence and features an inquisitive and humorous text, making it an ideal read-aloud to treasure.

Book Synopsis

How does your garden grow? A wondrous New York Times bestselling picture book from Caldecott medalist Kevin Henkes.

A girl helps out in her mother's garden, but in the garden of her imagination, there are chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change color, and seashells.

"This intimate exploration of a child's burgeoning imagination hits every note right. Just plain perfect." --Kirkus (starred review)

"With its adroit look at a child's colorful imagination, My Garden is as fresh and inviting as spring after winter." --The Horn Book (starred review)

"Imagination grows and spreads from the fertile pages of this book to the minds of young readers. A must for every library." --School Library Journal (starred review)

"Even as the story elevates the wonders of nature into the realm of the fanciful, it reminds readers to appreciate everyday flowers and soil." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

From the Back Cover

The girl in this book grows chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change color, and seashells in her garden.

How does your garden grow?

Review Quotes

Praise for Old Bear: "Boy or bear, young or old, seeking or dreaming, Henkes's characters are memorable for their robust joyfulness, authenticity and hard-won wisdom." - New York Times
"Old Bear will enrapture young listeners for years to come." - School Library Journal (starred review)
"Henkes delivers another winner for very young children." - Horn Book (starred review)
"The elemental words and graceful pacing make this a perfect read-aloud for preschoolers." - Booklist (starred review)
"With its adroit look at a child's colorful imagination, My Garden is as fresh and inviting as spring after winter." - Horn Book (starred review)
"Henkes gives the young storyteller a matter-of-fact voice and a sly sense of humor, while dewy watercolors and ink picture her reveling in a magical world of plants, birds, and butterflies." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Imagination grows and spreads from the fertile pages of this book to the minds of young readers...A must for every library." - School Library Journal (starred review)
"This intimate exploration of a child's burgeoning imagination hits every note right...Just plain perfect." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)