Brown, Peter.  The Curious Garden.  New York:  Little Brown and Company,

     2009.  ISBN:  978-0316-01547-9.  Fiction

Summary

A small boy discover a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color through his city.

Media

 Acrylic and gouache illustrations, many wordless two page spreads.  Graphics are “faintly retro.” Kirkus.

Beautiful demonstration of the power of life.

    Literary

    Devices

Symbolism

Imagery will make readers return

Curriculum Connection

5^th – 10^th grades 

Art classes

Science for ecology and community. 

Rating

5Q  5P

Theme/extra

Author explains real life roots of story at the end. 

Look for beauty where you least expect it.