{"product_id":"planted-with-love-isbn-9780593580769","title":"Planted with Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heartfelt picture book about one child's experience in foster care that reminds \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e kids that—just like a garden—love from the right source will help them bloom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLamar has lived in seven homes in three years and has never stayed anywhere long enough to put down roots. As he watches his new foster mom tend to her garden each day, he soon joins her with cautious curiosity. Together, they plant, they weed, they water . . . until one day Lamar's anger and feelings of uncertainty lead him to destroy the garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut through his foster mother's love and care, Lamar discovers that just like her garden, he is wanted, he is loved, he has been planted, and he will bloom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by a licensed social worker, \u003ci\u003ePlanted with Love\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates that a loving home and a loving adult can provide a safe place for any child to grow and thrive.\u003cb\u003eNatasha Tripplett \u003c\/b\u003ewrites from a tree house perched in a sycamore tree at her home near Oakland, California. Born to a Jamaican immigrant and a Jewish woman, Natasha was adopted as a baby. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Pickup\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJuneteenth Is,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlanted with Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdriana Predoi\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Romania, where she studied mural art in high school and got her BA in fine art. She now works as a freelance illustrator from her little home studio in London. Adriana gets inspiration from plants, nature, and, best of all, books.Lamar steps out of the car \u003cbr\u003eand looks at all the plants. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What a mess,” he mumbles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his new room, Lamar unpacks his bag.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Do you want to see the garden?” his new \u003cbr\u003efoster mother asks. Lamar shakes his head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe watches from the window.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe weeds. \u003cbr\u003eShe waters. \u003cbr\u003eShe waits.","brand":"WaterBrook Children's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301334307045,"sku":"NP9780593580769","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593580769.jpg?v=1767734846","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/planted-with-love-isbn-9780593580769","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}