Book Review of Picture a Garden
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Picture a Garden
Written and illustrated by Linda Hornberg
Ages: 8+ years | 151 Pages
Publisher: Peanut Butter Publishing | ISBN-13: 978-1598493603
What to Expect: Gardening and Horticulture, Humor in Learning, and Illustrations
Are you looking to plant a garden? Perhaps you have a passing passion for plants. Do you want to turn your brown thumb into a green one? Picture a Garden is not just a book, it’s a comprehensive guide for anyone with an interest in plants and how they grow. It’s a valuable resource that can help you transform your garden into a lush paradise.
Author Linda Hornberg has crafted a fact-filled gardening manual brimming with hand-drawn illustrations and punny titles to draw the reader in. From broad and basic knowledge of plants and seeds (and sow it begins…) to chapters devoted to garden design (It’s a long way to Topiary) and the friends and foes found in your garden (Who’s that lady?), the information provided is bountiful and beneficial to gardeners of every ability.
Picture a Garden caters to a wide range of readers. Its length and humor (not to mention the fact it is entirely hand-lettered) make it a perfect fit for older readers and adults. However, younger readers can also find value in this book, whether it’s through sharing it with an adult or using it as a learning resource for specific gardening topics.
One of the most endearing features of this charming book is that, while a reader can read it from cover to cover, the real fun lies in flipping to a random page to discover something new. At 151 pages, this guide is chock full of information, guaranteeing the reader an opportunity to gain horticultural knowledge and be entertained by the lively illustrations.
Picture a Garden is a fun frolic through the wild world of plants.
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About the Author
Linda Robin Hornberg grew up in New York, drawing endless paper dolls and adventure comics with her sisters, Brenda and Heidi. She also enjoyed collecting shiny mimosa tree seeds in little bottles, nibbling parsley from Mom’s tomato patch, sword fighting with iris leaves, and flipping cicadas back onto their feet. Her incessant doodling landed her at the Hartford Art School. She received her BFA in printmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is a permanent transplant to Seattle, where she remains an enthusiastic gardener, insatiable reader, unapologetic punster, and incurable cat lady. Please do not offer her your strays.
For more information, visit https://pictureagarden.com/.
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