Concrete Garden
Concrete Garden
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Concrete Garden

Written and illustrated by Bob Graham
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
Nov 7, 2023
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A timely, inspiring, and uplifting story about hope and the power of creative expression from one of the world’s most treasured storytellers After a long, cold winter, doors finally open, and children spill out like candies from a box. Amanda is the last one out of the apartment building, with a carton of chalk in her hands. On every inch of the pavement outside, the children draw pictures of flowers and trees, mushrooms and snails, and a few very unexpected things. It’s a concrete garden. Their creativity, unfettered in the open air, brings something beautiful, something hopeful, to the residents there, and to many more across the globe. From master storyteller Bob Graham comes a charming, gentle post-pandemic story about finding optimism after a dark spell, and the nurturing power of community friendships in an urban setting. The Concrete Garden will resonate with anyone who has been apart from their loved ones, and will encourage us all to find the brightness and color within ourselves.

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friendshipcreativityhopedrawingsocial themesimagination and playlifestylescity and town lifechalk

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781536233803
    Publication Date
    November 7, 2023
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press (MA)
    Page Count
    32
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years

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