Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds, plenty of stationery, and a passion for gardening to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker5. The Gardener is a 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Childrens Book of the Year and a 1998 Caldecott Honor Book. By the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library. Colored by a Depression-era setting, The Gardener introduces readers to a winsome young heroine, whose generosity will reward all who meet her. Sarah Stewart, David Small (Illustrator) Illustrations by David Small, who won the Caldecott award for illustrations for this.
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