The Gardener

illustrated by David Small, written by Sarah Stewart, and published by Farrar

The book cover of "The Gardener" by Sarah Stewart, pictures by David Small features a girl and a cat at the top of a rooftop fire escape on a brick building surrounded by skyscrapers. The girl has a giant potted sunflower in one arm and a garden cultivator in her other hand. The Randolph Caldecott Medal Honor Book Award Seal has been affixed above the title, at the lower left.

About

91´«Ã½

Water color, ink and pastel illutrations, combined with letters home, tell the story of Lydia Grace Finch, a young depression era heroine. She transforms her curmudgeonly uncle and his dreary urban neighborhood with her rooftop garden.

"From end page to end page, Small's use of color, light, line and perspective interprets the letters and adds new dimensions to them. The illustrations are distinguished in their emotional content. The masterful intergration of text and art will make this a perennial favorite."

Awards Won

Title Year
Caldecott Medal Image Randolph Caldecott Medal

91´«Ã½

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the 91´«Ã½, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
 1998 - Honor(s)