Author(s): Glenda Millard,Rebecca Cool
No. of Pages: 32 pages
Date Published: 01 Dec 2009
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Hardback | 32 pages
Dimensions: 249 x 273 x 9mm | 404g
Language: English
Publication City/Country: Newtown, Australia
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Illustrations: chiefly col. Illustrations

This is a lyrical picture book which explores the growth and continual change that goes on in Isabella's garden. Following the well-known structure of "The House That Jack Built", this delightful book tells the tale of growth and change in Isabella's beautiful garden - the flourishing of plants; the coming and going of the animals, insects and seasons - beginning and ending with the seeds that 'slept in the soil all dark and deep'. Told with great warmth, this is a comforting story about the cycle of life in its many forms. Glenda Millard's text bursts and blooms with life, and is beautifully complimented by Rebecca Cool's delightfully colourful and peaceful art. When Glenda Millard found her mother-in-law, Isabelle, whose eyesight was failing, kneeling in the garden to feel whether the daffodil bulbs were coming up, the profound emotional connection she witnessed inspired Glenda to write this uplifting story.