{"product_id":"parker-grows-a-garden-ready-to-read-level-1-9781665931038","title":"Parker Grows a Garden: Ready-To-Read Level 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling team behind \u003ci\u003eParker Looks Up \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with this Level 1 Ready-to-Read about the joy of growing a garden.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParker is growing her own backyard garden! She plants tulips with Nana and herbs and vegetables with Mom Mom. After patiently waiting all winter long, Parker sees her garden bloom! This story celebrates Parker's relationships with her two grandmothers and the joy of nurturing plants in the garden, and the backmatter features Parker's love of taking nature walks in her neighborhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParker Curry, nine years old, is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and dynamic, curious young mind with a love for ballet, art, fashion, and inspiring others. Currently, Parker is a very curious, voracious learner in third grade, exploring her passions: sewing, writing, mathematics, and reading new books in hopes of expanding her understanding of the world around her. At two years old, Parker became an international inspiration when a profound photograph of her awestruck by Michelle Obama's portrait went viral. That extraordinary moment was the subject of Parker's first published book, \u003ci\u003eParker Looks Up\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and recipient of multiple literary recognitions. Precocious Parker lives with her family in Sherman Oaks, California, where she enjoys spending time at the beach, traveling abroad, knitting, sewing, crocheting, and reading to herself or audiences of children and adults alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJessica Curry is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, executive assistant, independent school registrar, public speaker and host, freelance writer, celebrity interviewer, and devoted, doting Mama to three children: Parker, Ava, and Cash. Jessica was born and raised in Washington, DC, and attended Morgan State University and Howard University. Jessica's debut children's picture book, written with her oldest daughter, Parker, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and the California Young Reader Medal. The mother-daughter duo has since penned six additional children's books in hopes of inspiring others to dream big dreams and share their stories. Jessica's work has been featured by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, NBC\u003ci\u003e Nightly News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAccess Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e, The Library of Congress National Book Festival, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, The New-York Historical Society, and more. Jessica and her family reside in Sherman Oaks, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrittany (Bea) Jackson, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning illustrator of\u003ci\u003e Parker Looks Up \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eParker Shines On, \u003c\/i\u003e attended the College for Creative Studies and was a grand prize winner of the L. Ron Hubbard's Illustrators of the Future Award. In addition to her work as a children's book artist and a character and concept artist, Bea's art has been featured on books and comic covers as well as in various magazines. In 2021, Target launched Wondershop, a Christmas-themed collection, which included Bea's art on gift bags, gift boxes, and wrapping paper. She lives in Detroit, Michigan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTajae Keith is a painter with a focus on character design currently based in Oakland, California. Inspired endlessly by rap, the heartbeat of the Black community, she explores the punk-esque nature of Blackness through dynamic shape language and expressive colors. A night owl by nature, you can find her at her desk painting under the cover of darkness with a cup of coffee close by.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon Spotlight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612317618450,"sku":"9781665931038","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1203111-b355-408f-9c3f-7e486a2087e4.jpg?v=1732372972","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/parker-grows-a-garden-ready-to-read-level-1-9781665931038","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}