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The Invisible Garden
A young girl and her family travel from the city to the country to celebrate her grandmother's birthday. Someone suggests that Arianne, as the only child at the party, might enjoy exploring the garden more than listening to the adults chat. Arianne is unsure what to do in the quiet garden, and she soon lies down out of boredom. But then she spots a pebble . . . and a grasshopper . . . and flies away on a dandelion seed pod into the cosmos as she discovers the freedom of her imagination.
With very little text, this book lets the illustrations tell the charming story of a child carried away into a world much bigger than herself.
With very little text, this book lets the illustrations tell the charming story of a child carried away into a world much bigger than herself.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2019
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Marianne Ferrer
31 books5 followersMarianne Ferrer is a freelance illustrator, graphic designer and author from Montreal, Canada.
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November 30, 2018
A young girl named Arianne is at a party for her grandmother. Because she's the only child there, it's quite boring and she's told that maybe she should go hang outside in the garden for a while. Once she enters the garden and begins to explore, her imagination takes off as she makes discoveries and floats away into space.
This is practically a wordless picture book because there are only a few lines of text in it. If it weren't for the beautiful illustrations, we wouldn't have liked it because there really isn't much story at all. I like that children can let their imaginations run wild while viewing the illustrations, but the book doesn't have a whole lot of direction. We did still enjoy it and I'm looking forward to seeing more artwork by this author.
3***
I'd like to thank NetGalley for sharing this book with me for my honest opinions of the book.
This is practically a wordless picture book because there are only a few lines of text in it. If it weren't for the beautiful illustrations, we wouldn't have liked it because there really isn't much story at all. I like that children can let their imaginations run wild while viewing the illustrations, but the book doesn't have a whole lot of direction. We did still enjoy it and I'm looking forward to seeing more artwork by this author.
3***
I'd like to thank NetGalley for sharing this book with me for my honest opinions of the book.
April 9, 2019
I was drawn to the gorgeous cover for The Invisible Garden, and the description seemed very much like something I would enjoy. Unfortunately, though, the story just didn't end up working very well for me.
We follow Arianne who is sent out to play in the garden so that the adults at a party don't have to entertain her. The illustrations are mostly very lovely, even when they are quite simplistic.
But I think this book needs to either be a wordless picture book or not be a wordless picture book. There is just enough text to prevent you from fully imagining everything the way you want, and not enough text to fully act as a guide through Arianne's imagination. Sometimes the text even has a bit of an off-putting vibe.
I cannot stop myself from hearing this as a creepy doll stuck in a loop, "ha-ha-haa! ha-ha-haa!"
I think some children will still very much enjoy this book, especially those who excel at making their own stories for the illustrations regardless of what the text tells them the story "really" is.
2.5 stars rounded up for the lovely illustrations.
Thank you to NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for providing me with a DRC of this book.
We follow Arianne who is sent out to play in the garden so that the adults at a party don't have to entertain her. The illustrations are mostly very lovely, even when they are quite simplistic.
But I think this book needs to either be a wordless picture book or not be a wordless picture book. There is just enough text to prevent you from fully imagining everything the way you want, and not enough text to fully act as a guide through Arianne's imagination. Sometimes the text even has a bit of an off-putting vibe.
I cannot stop myself from hearing this as a creepy doll stuck in a loop, "ha-ha-haa! ha-ha-haa!"
I think some children will still very much enjoy this book, especially those who excel at making their own stories for the illustrations regardless of what the text tells them the story "really" is.
2.5 stars rounded up for the lovely illustrations.
Thank you to NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for providing me with a DRC of this book.
May 1, 2019
This is less of a book with a story and more just a collection of illustrations that, when put together, could tell a story. There are probably less than 30 words in the whole book. While I'm not opposed to books that tell a story via the illustrations I feel you should do all or none. Create a story that can be read like a bedtime story, or have no words at all. The few words on the pages would frustrate many of the toddlers I know as they would want to know what it says but be unable to remember each time they look through the book.
Additionally the story is one with little excitement. A girl is sent to the garden and imagines herself as a small part of said garden. From dancing with bugs, falling into water and dirt, and eventually getting to fossils and running with dinosaurs. For me it lacked a real cohesiveness. And I know those who love creativity for the sake of creativity will disagree with me; but I still believe that a continuity and story that can be followed and worked out is important. It can be magic that is the answer, or just imagination; but I should still be able to understand how we got to dinosaurs. You know?
Overall the illustrations are lovely; but there is no real substance to the Invisible Garden. Therefore I would leave this one behind and move to a book that has more of a story and creates a meaningful connection to the character(s).
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Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
Additionally the story is one with little excitement. A girl is sent to the garden and imagines herself as a small part of said garden. From dancing with bugs, falling into water and dirt, and eventually getting to fossils and running with dinosaurs. For me it lacked a real cohesiveness. And I know those who love creativity for the sake of creativity will disagree with me; but I still believe that a continuity and story that can be followed and worked out is important. It can be magic that is the answer, or just imagination; but I should still be able to understand how we got to dinosaurs. You know?
Overall the illustrations are lovely; but there is no real substance to the Invisible Garden. Therefore I would leave this one behind and move to a book that has more of a story and creates a meaningful connection to the character(s).
To read this and more of my reviews visit my blog at Epic Reading
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
October 10, 2018
2,5/5. This book is really weird. Not a lot of text, almost nothing and a story between imagination and hallucination. Not much for me. But I got to say the illustration were magnificent!! Original and unique for sure, but to light on the story for my taste!
October 28, 2018
A child is forced to go to a party of adults, and must find a way to make it interesting.
She ends up going to the garden, where she uses her imagination to imagine a magical world in the garden.
And that’s about it.
The pictures are lovely, as you can see below, but there is no there there. It is just a way to escape the boredom of an adult party. And when it is all done, she will go home.
The pictures are nice. But without an actual plot other than escape, there is nothing to hang your hat on.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
She ends up going to the garden, where she uses her imagination to imagine a magical world in the garden.
And that’s about it.
The pictures are lovely, as you can see below, but there is no there there. It is just a way to escape the boredom of an adult party. And when it is all done, she will go home.
The pictures are nice. But without an actual plot other than escape, there is nothing to hang your hat on.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
April 17, 2022
Beautifully illustrated, this whimsical book is quite the visual feast and shows us where our imagination can take us. It's also why there's a lack of an actual narrative — use your imagination!
October 12, 2018
This book was ADORABLE!
First off, I love love LOVE the chalkboard drawings. They are so fun, imaginative, and ultimately lend themselves to the simplicity of the story. They are bright, imaginative, and flat out fun- veggies!
As for the story, I also loved it! The idea of combining the vegetables and space, and could totally see this book being an interactive book with kids and parents discussing the different vegetables here. Lovely book!
First off, I love love LOVE the chalkboard drawings. They are so fun, imaginative, and ultimately lend themselves to the simplicity of the story. They are bright, imaginative, and flat out fun- veggies!
As for the story, I also loved it! The idea of combining the vegetables and space, and could totally see this book being an interactive book with kids and parents discussing the different vegetables here. Lovely book!
February 8, 2019
Une jeune fille va chez sa grand-maman. Solitaire, elle se cache dans le jardin invisible, là où le sommeil peut nous mener à de beaux endroits paradisiaques.
Les illustrations sont magnifiques (Marianne Ferrer est toujours talentueuse), mais l'histoire n'est pas particulièrement accrocheuse.
Les illustrations sont magnifiques (Marianne Ferrer est toujours talentueuse), mais l'histoire n'est pas particulièrement accrocheuse.
May 4, 2021
I'm torn. 5 stars for the illustrations because they were absolutely beautiful! 2 stars for the story. I like the idea of children using their imagination to narrate/deduce what's going on for themselves. However, it seemed choppy and hard to follow and the text didn't seem necessary to the story.
November 23, 2017
Il y a de ces livres dans lesquels on a envie de se perdre. Le jardin invisible me fait cet effet-là.
J’ai eu envie de me perdre entre ces pages et de m’évader moi aussi dans le jardin… comme la petite Arianne que l’on suit dans cet album.
Dernière nouveauté des très appréciées Éditions Monsieur Ed, Le jardin invisible raconte le récit de la petite Arianne en visite chez sa grand-mère. Elle ira jouer dans le jardin et sera emportée dans un monde de rêverie et d’imagination. Elle fera la rencontre et la découverte de nombreux mondes lors de cette escapade dans le jardin. Tout en non-dits et en laissant beaucoup de place à l’interprétation et à l’imagination du lecteur.trice, cet album m’a beaucoup plu, non seulement visuellement, mais par la liberté qu’il donne aux enfants de s’approprier le texte.
Couleurs rêveuses
Les illustrations sont de Marianne Ferrer qui avait aussi signé le très joli Racines, publié aussi chez Monsieur Ed. Elles sont dans les teintes de bleu, de vert, de turquoise et incitent à l’enfance, à la douceur des rêves et de l’aventure. Le texte est signé par Valérie Picard, cofondatrice de la maison d’édition, et il se fond et complète à merveille les illustrations. Ensemble, le texte et les images donnent envie de lire cet album avec lenteur et de laisser les petit.es lecteur.trices imaginer et comprendre ce qu’il.elles désirent.
Ode à la rêverie
C’est une histoire d’enfance qui apporte réconfort, où tout n’est pas dit et expliqué. L’essence est mise sur le plaisir de l’aventure et de la flânerie. J’ai beaucoup aimé cet album aux couleurs magnifiques qui m’a permis de retrouver la belle naïveté des enfants, avec le personnage d’Arianne. J’apprécie toujours quand un éditeur laisse de l’espace aux enfants pour s’approprier l’histoire. De plus, ce genre de lecture incite à la discussion où les enfants sont appelés à s’exprimer sur ce qu’ils.elles ont ressenti, compris, imaginé de ce récit.
Je recommande ce livre aux enfants et aux parents (ou tout simplement aux amoureux.reuses des albums jeunesse tels que moi!) un soir de fatigue… Il s’agit de la lecture parfaite pour tranquillement, au fil des pages, laisser gagner l’imagination, la rêverie et le sommeil…
Et vous, aimez-vous découvrir de nouveaux albums jeunesse? Quel est votre dernier coup de cœur?
Le Fil rouge tient à remercier les Éditions Monsieur Ed pour le service de presse.
https://chezlefilrouge.co/2017/11/14/...
J’ai eu envie de me perdre entre ces pages et de m’évader moi aussi dans le jardin… comme la petite Arianne que l’on suit dans cet album.
Dernière nouveauté des très appréciées Éditions Monsieur Ed, Le jardin invisible raconte le récit de la petite Arianne en visite chez sa grand-mère. Elle ira jouer dans le jardin et sera emportée dans un monde de rêverie et d’imagination. Elle fera la rencontre et la découverte de nombreux mondes lors de cette escapade dans le jardin. Tout en non-dits et en laissant beaucoup de place à l’interprétation et à l’imagination du lecteur.trice, cet album m’a beaucoup plu, non seulement visuellement, mais par la liberté qu’il donne aux enfants de s’approprier le texte.
Couleurs rêveuses
Les illustrations sont de Marianne Ferrer qui avait aussi signé le très joli Racines, publié aussi chez Monsieur Ed. Elles sont dans les teintes de bleu, de vert, de turquoise et incitent à l’enfance, à la douceur des rêves et de l’aventure. Le texte est signé par Valérie Picard, cofondatrice de la maison d’édition, et il se fond et complète à merveille les illustrations. Ensemble, le texte et les images donnent envie de lire cet album avec lenteur et de laisser les petit.es lecteur.trices imaginer et comprendre ce qu’il.elles désirent.
Ode à la rêverie
C’est une histoire d’enfance qui apporte réconfort, où tout n’est pas dit et expliqué. L’essence est mise sur le plaisir de l’aventure et de la flânerie. J’ai beaucoup aimé cet album aux couleurs magnifiques qui m’a permis de retrouver la belle naïveté des enfants, avec le personnage d’Arianne. J’apprécie toujours quand un éditeur laisse de l’espace aux enfants pour s’approprier l’histoire. De plus, ce genre de lecture incite à la discussion où les enfants sont appelés à s’exprimer sur ce qu’ils.elles ont ressenti, compris, imaginé de ce récit.
Je recommande ce livre aux enfants et aux parents (ou tout simplement aux amoureux.reuses des albums jeunesse tels que moi!) un soir de fatigue… Il s’agit de la lecture parfaite pour tranquillement, au fil des pages, laisser gagner l’imagination, la rêverie et le sommeil…
Et vous, aimez-vous découvrir de nouveaux albums jeunesse? Quel est votre dernier coup de cœur?
Le Fil rouge tient à remercier les Éditions Monsieur Ed pour le service de presse.
https://chezlefilrouge.co/2017/11/14/...
April 25, 2020
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The Invisible Garden by Valerie Picard is a cute, illustrated tale about a young girl who has gone with her parents to her grandmothers birthday party. As the adults all catch up and talk, Arianne unfortunately finds that there are no other children there and she quickly grows bored. Soon, it's suggested that she should go out and play in the garden.
The story follows Arianne's exciting exploration of the garden, one that blossoms and grows as her imagination gets the better of her and suddenly the garden has become so much more than what it was initially. Arianne both shrinks and grows as she explores, dives deep within the water to follow some fish and even travels up into the stars.
By the end of the story, she is found in the garden fast asleep, her imagination taking her dreams to fantastic places. And as she leaves, young Arianne happily wishes that she will visit her grandmother again soon so she can once again have fun in the garden.
The Invisible Garden is cute and is an excellent portrayal of a child's impressive imagination. Aside from that, there really isn't a whole lot to the story. The illustrations are nice, but not the sort that I fell in love with. I definitely find it impressive that the author put together so many images and does such an amazing job of portraying what a bored child looks like and does. Overall, I enjoyed the story, but I didn't love it.
I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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The Invisible Garden by Valerie Picard is a cute, illustrated tale about a young girl who has gone with her parents to her grandmothers birthday party. As the adults all catch up and talk, Arianne unfortunately finds that there are no other children there and she quickly grows bored. Soon, it's suggested that she should go out and play in the garden.
The story follows Arianne's exciting exploration of the garden, one that blossoms and grows as her imagination gets the better of her and suddenly the garden has become so much more than what it was initially. Arianne both shrinks and grows as she explores, dives deep within the water to follow some fish and even travels up into the stars.
By the end of the story, she is found in the garden fast asleep, her imagination taking her dreams to fantastic places. And as she leaves, young Arianne happily wishes that she will visit her grandmother again soon so she can once again have fun in the garden.
The Invisible Garden is cute and is an excellent portrayal of a child's impressive imagination. Aside from that, there really isn't a whole lot to the story. The illustrations are nice, but not the sort that I fell in love with. I definitely find it impressive that the author put together so many images and does such an amazing job of portraying what a bored child looks like and does. Overall, I enjoyed the story, but I didn't love it.
I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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May 17, 2019
Paper quality is luxurious, and that tactile quality is the highlight of the book. Illustrations are flat and off-putting, and I had a hard time getting past the shape of the car on the first few pages (what direction is it even traveling? The plume of exhaust is the only key.). I don’t see the child appeal of the story or the pictures.
March 30, 2022
Arianne travels from the drab city, depicted in shades of brown and gray, to her grandmother’s house in a lush woodland area. The bright red house sits among trees of all shapes and varying shades of green. Unfortunately for Arianne, her grandmother is not able to give Arianne her full attention. There’s a party going on, and Arianne is the only child and she is soon sent out to “go play in the garden.” Boredom sets in, but not too deeply, as she soon starts noticing and wondering about the elements of nature that surround her. What follows is a fantastic journey among insects and plants, fish and dinosaurs, and finally the stars. She is discovered asleep in the garden when it is time to go home, and she looks forward to her next adventure with the friends she made in the garden. Beautifully and lushly illustrated in watercolors reflecting the colors found in nature. Minimal text allows the reader to enter into Arianne’s adventure with just the slightest guidance. Recommended.
January 26, 2019
Let’s start this review of The Invisible Garden. I solely chose this book because of its cover. I seen the larger than life leaves, and a tiny girl, and I thought “wow” this was going to be a cute fantasy other world type of story. I even hoped it was a slight retelling or book based on Alice in wonderland cause as we all know Alice shrinks and talks to the flowers. This story was really about a little girl who went with her parents to visit family who tells her to go play in the garden while the grown ups visited. Anyhow, the story however just never showed up. It lacked in few areas. I get that it’s a children’s book but I felt as if some of the story was cut out. There were sections of the story I felt didn’t explain the illustrations, i was just confused. the whimsical and fantasy factor that this book portrayed wasn’t there either. That’s just the storyline, the illustrations were lacking as well. I felt the illustrations weren’t clear, some overlapped other illustrations....I just wasn’t sure what she was going for BUT I didn’t think this book was all that bad I did love the subtle colors of the illustrations. I do think it’d make for a great bed time story.
October 31, 2018
The power of a child’s imagination to take you place you’ve never been and have adventures beyond any adult’s understanding is interestingly portrayed in this picture book. It’s rare that I complain about an author showing and not telling, but here I’m tempted to. I enjoyed the concept of the story, and it was cute enough, but I’d love to have seen it have just a little more structure.
So if you don’t mind a little abstractness and love a simple adventure tale with lots of pictures to show and read to young ones, then I’d recommend this book to you.
FTC disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Orca Publishing House through NetGalley. All opinions in this review are my own.
So if you don’t mind a little abstractness and love a simple adventure tale with lots of pictures to show and read to young ones, then I’d recommend this book to you.
FTC disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Orca Publishing House through NetGalley. All opinions in this review are my own.
October 31, 2019
The Invisible Garden by Valerie Picard, illustrated by Marianne Ferrer. PICTURE BOOK. Orca Book Publishers, 2019. $20. 9781459822115
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
In a style of sparse text, this is the story of a girl who visits her grandma in the country for a birthday party. When she gets bored of the party she goes out to the garden and gets lost in a world of her imagination.
This book is perfectly delightful. It has smaller than normal dimensions but is hefty in pages. The illustrations are fun to look at and the story will hopefully encourage readers to find their own adventures in the backyard.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
In a style of sparse text, this is the story of a girl who visits her grandma in the country for a birthday party. When she gets bored of the party she goes out to the garden and gets lost in a world of her imagination.
This book is perfectly delightful. It has smaller than normal dimensions but is hefty in pages. The illustrations are fun to look at and the story will hopefully encourage readers to find their own adventures in the backyard.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
September 2, 2021
Genre: Modern Fantasy
Grade Levels: K-2
The illustrations of this book were beautiful and used many unique styles, but the story wasn’t very clear or interesting. The book only had a few words, and those few words didn’t add much, if anything at all. Although I didn’t find the story compelling, the illustrations really were. I loved the use of watercolor and splashes of vibrant colors here and there. I think this would be a great book to use in the classroom when discussing different art topics and styles, but I would avoid using this as a read aloud. Overall, I still had fun reading it and enjoying all the wonderful illustrations.
Grade Levels: K-2
The illustrations of this book were beautiful and used many unique styles, but the story wasn’t very clear or interesting. The book only had a few words, and those few words didn’t add much, if anything at all. Although I didn’t find the story compelling, the illustrations really were. I loved the use of watercolor and splashes of vibrant colors here and there. I think this would be a great book to use in the classroom when discussing different art topics and styles, but I would avoid using this as a read aloud. Overall, I still had fun reading it and enjoying all the wonderful illustrations.
October 13, 2018
The Invisible Garden was such a breathtaking picture book that we can not help but to fall in love with this book. The book captivates and reflects such a strong message that it is brilliantly done with such colorful pictures. All of our young patrons will go crazy for this picture book and we can not wait to show it to them.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. We will definitely consider this title for our J Picture Book collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars!
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. We will definitely consider this title for our J Picture Book collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars!
April 12, 2026
3.5/5 stars
Ages: 4-7
Modern Fantasy
This story was enjoyable and was mostly pictures. It followed a little girl who falls asleep in her grandma's garden and wakes up to her being tiny and following different enlarged animals and bugs throughout different scenes. I found the story to be pretty quick pace and that the illustrations mostly spoke for the story. Overall was an okay book, wasn't my most favorite but I think some younger elementary students would benefit from the imagination aspect of the story.
Ages: 4-7
Modern Fantasy
This story was enjoyable and was mostly pictures. It followed a little girl who falls asleep in her grandma's garden and wakes up to her being tiny and following different enlarged animals and bugs throughout different scenes. I found the story to be pretty quick pace and that the illustrations mostly spoke for the story. Overall was an okay book, wasn't my most favorite but I think some younger elementary students would benefit from the imagination aspect of the story.
April 4, 2019
I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for my honest opinion. These views are my own.
This is a beautifully illustrated picture book about imagination. There are hardly any words, which makes it a wonderful addition to very young readers' libraries, and fosters bonding time and fascinating discussions. I would definitely recommend this book to any toddler parents or preschool teachers. It would also be a fantastic book for emergent readers or slightly older siblings.
This is a beautifully illustrated picture book about imagination. There are hardly any words, which makes it a wonderful addition to very young readers' libraries, and fosters bonding time and fascinating discussions. I would definitely recommend this book to any toddler parents or preschool teachers. It would also be a fantastic book for emergent readers or slightly older siblings.
April 12, 2019
Reminiscent of On a Magical do Nothing Day (Alemagna) the author takes our young protagnist from the city to the countryside and eventually her grandmothers garden. Magically she is in turn big enough to take the top off a mountain and small enough to be a stone skipped into the lake. Taking a ride on dandilion fluff, becoming one with the universe and more make this an entrancing and wonderful experience.
January 2, 2020
I really enjoyed this quick read with few words and lots of imagination! Adrianne is told to “go play in the garden” at her grandmother’s birthday party; where it appears, she is the only child in attendance. At one time, this was considered a common practice to go outside and just hang out with nature, now sadly it has become lost. Parents and educators would do well to introduce creative play to their children and students by sharing this book.
April 17, 2023
I love, I love, I love these illustrations! And the simple and funny text! It was such a pleasant experience to read this book. It tells the story of Anne, a young girl who is invited to her grandmother's birthday -Exciting!- except that she is the only children and that she has no one to play with... Arianne is offered to enter the mysterious garden of her grandmother, and from then on, a lush and vibrant adventure in the micro and macro worlds begins.
I would easily buy this book as a gift to picture book lovers. It's a very dreamy, funny and relaxing experience to read this book, all at once!
Thank you NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Read and reviewed: 2018-11-05
I would easily buy this book as a gift to picture book lovers. It's a very dreamy, funny and relaxing experience to read this book, all at once!
Thank you NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Read and reviewed: 2018-11-05
April 19, 2023
This is a unique children's book. This book is a fantastical adventure that takes place in a little girl's imagination as she spends the day playing in her grandmother's garden. It's a longer story with the only words being a few little speech bubbles from the little girl and one sentence from her grandmother. The illustrations are gorgeous with various shades of green and blue, interspersed with a few bright red objects and white for contrast.
July 10, 2024
This is basically mores picture book than a story book. It tells of a Arainne who visits Grandma and goes into the garden and finds wonderful things. This is a wonderful book to use imagination and fill in the gaps and be creative. The illustrations are full of things to see and help create a different story each time.
January 26, 2026
I loved this understated, taciturn book that takes the reader on an adventure of the best kind: one powered by your imagination. Also, there was a tiny, unobtrusive, but entirely hilarious illustration of a cat's butthole on one of the spreads and it made me laugh and think of Gayle's art from Bob's Burgers.
November 6, 2018
This book was visually beautiful. There is not a lot of words or even story (probably not the best for storytimes) but I still enjoyed it because of the stunning illustrations.
I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
November 24, 2018
Un album qui se lit peu mais dans lequel on peut se perdre dans chaque illustration.
Les détails sont magnifiques.
Le texte est très imaginatif et doit être super intéressant à lire avec des enfants pour voir où cela les mène.
Les détails sont magnifiques.
Le texte est très imaginatif et doit être super intéressant à lire avec des enfants pour voir où cela les mène.
June 21, 2019
A hybrid picture book in the size and length of a chapter book. This story is told with very few words about a girl who pretends in her grandmother's garden. This would be a good one-on-one story for children with wild imaginations.
August 23, 2019
Arianne visits Grandma for her birthday and steps out to the garden. After that her imagination takes over and indeed in the invisible garden everything is possible.The illustrations tell the story beautifully and children will love it.
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