CURIOUS GARDEN

This gorgeously illustrated picture book opens to a detailed spread of agray city. If you look closely, you can spot the tiny figure of ared-headed boy, Liam, walking down the street. THE CURIOUS GARDEN tells thestory of how this young boy discovers a door that leads up to abandonedrailroad tracks where he finds a forgotten garden. He cares for the plantsand helps them flourish, and they gradually spread throughout the city,transforming it, bit by bit, into a lush, green world. With spare textand breathtaking illustrations, and a classic feel reminiscent of THELITTLE HOUSE and MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL, this is a magicalpicture book about the power that one small person can have to transformthe world.