The Gardener | 
“Things were hard in the city, and there were no jobs for my uncle.”
This book would be useful for teaching about the importance of community, and the ways individuals can effect change in their surroundings.
This book would be useful for teaching about the importance of community, and the ways individuals can effect change in their surroundings.
pickHistorical Fiction
Published 1997
This book tells the story of a young girl named Lydia who moves to the city to live with her uncle during the Great Depression. She is passionate about gardening and brings joy to those around her through her garden. The story accurately shows the challenges of the era, such as economic hardship and social struggles.
pickThis book was adorable with great illustrations. Xena liked Otis the cat, of course! @jlhammar thank you for your post on this book!!
I just adore this picture book from husband and wife team Small and Stewart. It is 1935 and Lydia Grace Finch is sent to the big city to stay with her uncle and help in his bakery. She brings joy and beauty to those around her, including the surprise creation of a rooftop garden.
#Bakery #SavvySettings
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pickThis historical fiction book is great because it uses the past (1930's) to tell as story of a gardener. It uses the great depression as the time period and old letters that would have been sent to tell the story.
I would read this to a first grade classroom. I would read it in the springtime when it is around the time to plant flowers and plant gardens. I would also start plants with my children in the classroom as an activity.
I did like the theme of her trying to get the uncle to smile because I feel that it is so important to try and spread happiness
so-soeh this book was okay. I liked the format of the book with the letters it made it an interesting read but the storyline was just a bit confusing
pick#SongsOfSummer Day 22: The story is set in August 1935 – right at the heart of the Depression Era in the United States. It was written in an epistolary format where one can get a glimpse of our green-thumbed, golden-hearted girl-protagonist, Lydia Grace‘s story through the letters that she writes to her family back home. With a #PocketfulOfSunshine, some roots and shoots, she transformed grays into greens. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-3zv
pickI enjoyed that the story was about a young girl named Olivia and her Uncle Jim. It is displayed in the Depression era and David Smalls illustrations are truly beautiful and allow the reader to truly see what the depression-era looked like. It was a Caldecott honor book in 1998 and the pictures are truly magical. This simplistic story will have children root on Lydia as she builds the rooftop garden of her dreams.
rating 4/5
HISTORICAL FICTION
Once you have a kiddo you read tons of children‘s books. Sometimes you stumble across one that is so beautifully done it literally brings tears to your eyes. For me, The Gardener is one of those books. Set during the 1930s depression, a little girl moves from her family‘s farm to the city to live with her uncle who is a baker. She loves to garden and the gorgeously detailed illustrations bring the story to life.
