{"product_id":"my-babas-garden-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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" His accolades include two Governor General's Awards for Illustrated Children's Books and four successive \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year citations.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605643759890,"sku":"9780823450831","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22f0924a-5fed-48f3-a51f-49b9c2e337b5.jpg?v=1732280504","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-babas-garden-9780823450831","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}