Grandmother Thorn
Hardcover – Picture Book, August 29, 2017
Chicago Review Press · Hardcover · August 29, 2017
Nominee: 2017 Cybils Award, Best Fiction Picture Book, Children's and Young Adult Grandmother Thorn treasures her garden, where not a leaf, twig or pebble is allowed out of place.
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- Who it’s for
- A carefully tended garden makes room for nature’s unruly timing and unexpected sweetness.
- Themes
- Accepting what cannot be controlled, Nature and seasonal change
- Genres
- Flowers & Plants, Values & Virtues, Stories Set in Asia
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Nominee: 2017 Cybils Award, Best Fiction Picture Book, Children's and Young Adult Grandmother Thorn treasures her garden, where not a leaf, twig or pebble is allowed out of place. But when a persistent plant sprouts without her permission, Grandmother begins to unravel. “Her hair became as tangled as the vines on her fence. Her garden fell into disrepair. One morning, she did not rake the path.”
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A dear friend, the passage of seasons, and a gift only nature can offer help Grandmother Thorn discover that some things are beyond our control, and that sweetness can blossom in unexpected places.
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A carefully tended garden makes room for nature’s unruly timing and unexpected sweetness.
Come here for
- The pleasing contrast between garden order and a persistent plant
- A grandmother-and-friend story shaped by the passing seasons
Expect
- A gentle reflection on what lies beyond our control
- Sweetness arriving in an unexpected way
Where it sits
| Flowers & Plants | 49% |
|---|---|
| Stories Set in Asia | 26% |
| Values & Virtues | 21% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Young Women
- Nature & Wildlife
- Stories Set in Asia
- Authors
- Katey Howes
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Published
- August 29, 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Accepting what cannot be controlled · Nature and seasonal change
- Reading lane
- Girls & Young Women