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Gwendolyn's Pet Garden

By Anne Renaud
Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh

By Anne Renaud
Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh

By Anne Renaud
Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh

By Anne Renaud
Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh

By Anne Renaud
Read by Tara Sands

By Anne Renaud
Read by Tara Sands

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May 18, 2021 | ISBN 9781984815286 | 4-8 years

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May 18, 2021 | ISBN 9781984815293 | 4-8 years

Audiobook Download $5.00

May 18, 2021 | 11 Minutes | 4-8 years

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    About Gwendolyn’s Pet Garden

    A unique solution is found when a little girl dreams of getting a pet.

    Gwendolyn longs for a pet. What kind? Any kind! How many legs? Two, four, ten–she’s not picky! But her parents have other ideas, and instead they give her . . . a box of dirt. “It smells of swamp,” Gwendolyn says–but her parents say it smells of possibilities. And once Gwendolyn gets savvy about seeds and soil, sun and shade, she finds they are right. The dirt starts performing some amazing tricks, and soon she has a whole pet garden of her very own–it might not have “any legs at all, but it was alive, and Gwendolyn could talk to it, care for it, and watch it grow.”

    Dynamic illustrations full of funny details show the love Gwendolyn puts into caring for her “pet,” and her enthusiasm and pride are sure to inspire gardeners and aspiring gardeners alike.

    About Gwendolyn’s Pet Garden

    A unique solution is found when a little girl dreams of getting a pet.

    Gwendolyn longs for a pet. What kind? Any kind! How many legs? Two, four, ten–she’s not picky! But her parents have other ideas, and instead they give her . . . a box of dirt. “It smells of swamp,” Gwendolyn says–but her parents say it smells of possibilities. And once Gwendolyn gets savvy about seeds and soil, sun and shade, she finds they are right. The dirt starts performing some amazing tricks, and soon she has a whole pet garden of her very own–it might not have “any legs at all, but it was alive, and Gwendolyn could talk to it, care for it, and watch it grow.”

    Dynamic illustrations full of funny details show the love Gwendolyn puts into caring for her “pet,” and her enthusiasm and pride are sure to inspire gardeners and aspiring gardeners alike.

    About Gwendolyn’s Pet Garden

    A unique solution is found when a little girl dreams of getting a pet.

    Gwendolyn longs for a pet. What kind? Any kind! How many legs? Two, four, ten–she’s not picky! But her parents have other ideas, and instead they give her . . . a box of dirt. “It smells of swamp,” Gwendolyn says–but her parents say it smells of possibilities. And once Gwendolyn gets savvy about seeds and soil, sun and shade, she finds they are right. The dirt starts performing some amazing tricks, and soon she has a whole pet garden of her very own–it might not have “any legs at all, but it was alive, and Gwendolyn could talk to it, care for it, and watch it grow.”

    Dynamic and funny details show the love Gwendolyn puts into caring for her “pet,” and her enthusiasm and pride are sure to inspire gardeners and aspiring gardeners alike.

    Listen to a sample from Gwendolyn’s Pet Garden

    About Rashin Kheiriyeh

    Rashin Kheiriyeh is the author and/or illustrator of over eighty children’s books around the world. Her recent book, The Shape of Home, received three starred reviews and was praised by the New York Times as “a joyful, wildly imaginative book.” She received a… More about Rashin Kheiriyeh

    About Rashin Kheiriyeh

    Rashin Kheiriyeh is the author and/or illustrator of over eighty children’s books around the world. Her recent book, The Shape of Home, received three starred reviews and was praised by the New York Times as “a joyful, wildly imaginative book.” She received a… More about Rashin Kheiriyeh

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    May 18, 2021 | 32 Pages | 8-1/2 x 10-1/2 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9781984815286

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Enhanced Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    May 18, 2021 | 32 Pages | 8 x 10 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9781984815293

    Category: Children’s Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $5.00
    Published by Listening Library
    May 18, 2021 | 11 Minutes | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780593398913
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    Praise

    “Gwendolyn’s ebullience and can-do spirit spring from a jaunty text that is well-matched by the mixed-media illustrations. The bendy bodies, surprised hair, and ski-slope-shaped noses of her parents will bring smiles, as will the concentration and glee captured in Gwendolyn’s facial expressions and body language. A final page gives fun suggestions for creating a garden of one’s own (pizza garden, anyone?) and explains how seed libraries work. Die-hard pet lovers may wish for a different outcome but will appreciate how Gwendolyn makes the most of disappointment in this appealing and spirited book.”—School Library Journal

    “Gwendolyn launches a new pastime engendering self-education, patience, and delight. . . . Renaud appealingly conveys the parents’ wryness and daughter’s enthusiasm. . . . Kheiriyeh’s collages capture Gwendolyn’s bouncy exuberance and present the plants in oversized, stylized fashion. . . . Another sturdy upstart in a perennially popular genre.”—Kirkus Reviews

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