{"product_id":"the-summer-my-father-was-ten-9781563978296","title":"The Summer My Father Was Ten","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this touching book with a moral message, a child retells the story of her father's youth when an impromptu baseball game gets out of hand and some unthinking boys end up destroying an old man's garden. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat was the summer a boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of the baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end, Mr. Bellavista's garden was ruined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, this excellent book for the whole family shows how we can turn our mistakes into some of life's greatest moments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Brisson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBenny's Pennies\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eKate\u003c\/i\u003e books, \u003ci\u003eHot Fudge Hero\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWanda's Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, an \u003ci\u003eAmerican Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e \"Pick of the Lists.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Shine\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eBig Band Sound\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Faraway Drawer\u003c\/i\u003e, both by Harriett Diller. She lives in Southampton, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Astra Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356598833426,"sku":"9781563978296","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e531d757-7b28-4759-becd-9054a4ab87a9.jpg?v=1728311527","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-summer-my-father-was-ten-9781563978296","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}