{"product_id":"my-babas-garden-isbn-9780823450831","title":"My Baba's Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young boy spends his mornings with his beloved Baba, his grandmother. She doesn't speak much English, but they connect through gestures, gardening, eating, and walking to school together. Marked by memories of wartime scarcity, Baba cherishes food, and the boy learns to do the same. Eventually, Baba needs to move in with the boy and his parents, and he has the chance to care for her as she’s always cared for him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by memories from poet Jordan Scott’s childhood, with beautiful, dreamlike illustrations by Hans Christian Andersen Award-winning illustrator Sydney Smith, \u003ci\u003eMy Baba’s Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply personal story that evokes universal emotions. Like Scott and Smith’s previous collaboration\u003ci\u003e I Talk Like a River\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, \u003ci\u003eMy Baba’s Garden\u003c\/i\u003e lends wistful appreciation to cherished time with family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Horn Book Fanfare Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Booklist Editors’ Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Evanston Public Library Great Book for Kids\u003c\/b\u003e\"Beautifully illustrated. . . . Told in spare poetic language, the pictures play a major role. Smith’s watercolor and gouache paintings exquisitely capture the light in Baba’s kitchen, and cars’ headlights in the rain. . . . By the time we’ve finished [this] book, one boy’s Baba is our Baba. . . .\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ★ \"[A] tender story. . . . Smith’s observational prowess is a perfect match for this story of quiet, contemplative moments of profound meaning, his nuanced and expressive watercolors capturing years of struggle and sorrow on Baba’s face—but also the abundant love she feels for her grandson. . . .\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★  \"Together, Scott and Smith create a portrait of a love which needs few words.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ \"Scott’s poetic sensibilities distill the days into meaningful moments and images, sometimes captured in similes. . . . Smith’s warm gouache-and-watercolor scenes are filled with gentle gestures and connection. . . . A quiet, tender, and profoundly moving celebration of intergenerational love.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ \"Share this heartfelt testament to family widely.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ★ \"A beautiful tale of family and the love shared between a child and grandparent. . . . ­Gorgeous illustrations brim with emotional use of dappled light and color. . . . This is outstanding storytelling in a marvelous picture book that deserves a place in all collections. . . . This intergenerational story will provide young people with an opportunity to share those special bonds they have with an older person and hopefully encourage them to reflect on the simple acts that connect one generation to the next.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Heart-tugging. . . . Smith is an illustrator well suited to capturing a nonverbal bond. As in \u003ci\u003eI Talk Like a River\u003c\/i\u003e, his dense watercolor and gouache art has a shimmery, textured richness. . . . \u003ci\u003eMy Baba's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e hints at themes like immigration, poverty, loss and the end of life, but the narrative works beautifully at its most basic level: it's a love letter from a grandchild to a grandparent.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Shelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordan Scott\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet whose work includes Silt, Blert, DECOMP, and Night \u0026amp; Ox. Blert, which explores the poetics of stuttering, is the subject of two National Film Board of Canada projects, Flub and Utter: a poetic memoir of the mouth and STUTTER. Scott was the recipient of the 2018 Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize for his contributions to Canadian poetry. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eI Talk Like a River\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He lives in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island with his wife and two sons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSydney Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator of picture books whose work includes Jordan Scott's \u003ci\u003eI Talk Like a River\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Sidewalk Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e by JonArno Lawson; \u003ci\u003eThe White Cat and the Monk\u003c\/i\u003e by Jo Ellen Bogart; and \u003ci\u003eTown Is by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Joanne Schwartz, which was awarded the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal and the 2018 Children's Literature Award. He wrote and illustrated \u003ci\u003eSmall in the City\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e called \"Extraordinary, emotional, and beautifully rendered.\" in a starred review. \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e said \"The use of line, reflection, and perspective masterfully evoke a bustling gray city.\" in another starred review. Travis Jonker of \u003ci\u003e100 Scope Notes\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e blog, said \"\u003ci\u003eSmall in the City\u003c\/i\u003e is one of my favorite books of 2019.\" He is a recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, two Governor General's Awards for Illustrated Children's Books, and four \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year citations, among other accolades. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with his wife and two sons.","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304801030373,"sku":"NP9780823450831","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823450831.jpg?v=1767733217","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/my-babas-garden-isbn-9780823450831","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}