num_pages: 40
description: The Gardener is a 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and a 1998 Caldecott Honor Book.From the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library.Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece -- an ambitious rooftop garden -- which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging and determined young heroine, whose story is told through letters written home, while David Small's illustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.
language: English
title: The Gardener
titlecomplete: The Gardener
genres: Family, Fiction, Nature, Writing, Realistic Fiction, Historical, Childrens, Picture Books, Gardening, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 7344
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Caldecott Medal, awardedAt: 1420099200000
name: NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature
publisher: Square Fish