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There’s a ghost in the garden

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While spending time with his grandpa in the garden, a young boy gathers treasures left by imaginary ghosts that evoke stories. from his grandfather’s past.

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Description

A gentle, probing picture book from award-winning author Kyo Maclear and celebrated illustrator Katty Maurey about the special relationship between a grandfather and his grandson, and the many traces, memories, and even ghosts with which we live.

A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book of 2024 and a Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2024, with SIX starred reviews!

There’s a ghost in Grandpa’s garden. It leaves tracks by the path where there was once a cool, dark stream. It makes mischief by knocking over flowerpots. And sometimes, it leaves behind a gift perfect for a curious boy in the form of little treasures from times gone by.

The boy who is the narrator of this picture book loves spending time with his grandpa in the garden, enjoying the natural world, listening to memories of how things used to be, and making up stories about the friendly ghost. With Grandpa as his loving guide, the boy learns to look closely at the garden and marvel at its mysteries, to uncover the layers of history that make up this special place, and also to fashion new things from all that he has found.

Additional information

Weight 0.535 kg
Dimensions 28.6 × 22.2 × 1.3 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

56

Language

English

Edition

First edition

Dewey

[E] (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J