Book of the Week: The Gardener by Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small
In this book
Lydia Grace is sent to live with her grumpy Uncle Jim during The Great Depression. Uncle Jim is a baker, and while Lydia doesn’t know much about baking, she does have a green thumb, and she puts it to good use! Her one goal: to make Uncle Jim smile.
Recommended for:
Ages 4+ (this is one of my very favorite picture books!)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyudD_HZd-g&w=560&h=315]Watch Sarah Stewart and David Small talk about this book in RAR Premium.
