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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- There's an old and abandoned house on Ardent Street. The big kids walk past quickly, but Sadie always says hello to it. One day she follows a cat into the yard, and the older kids follow Sadie, and they find it is full of broken and twisted things – but Sadie finds an old woman. She tells her about her friends, and reads to her, and the woman listens.
Blackwood's illustrations are soft, evocative and differ in perspective, as is her style, and there is a touch of mystery in the story – is the woman real? (The titlepage might give a clue!) What is important is the gift of her garden, and the gift of sharing... Ages 4-6. Lindy
From award-winning creator Freya Blackwood comes a beautifully tender story about curiosity and the joy of listening.One day, curious Sadie follows a cat into the tangled vines behind the lonely house at Number 9, Ardent Street. Deep in the undergrowth, past all the twisted, rusted things, Sadie finds the cat sitting on the lap of a woman, bent with time and weariness.
Sadie has found the Garden of Broken Things.
By:
Freya Blackwood Imprint: Little Hare Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 283mm,
Width: 233mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 390g ISBN:9781460757550 ISBN 10: 1460757556 Pages: 32 Publication Date:01 May 2024 Recommended Age: From 3 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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English as a second language
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Freya Blackwood is a multi-award-winning illustrator and writer. Her picture books are beloved for her warm and perceptive drawings. Since publishing her first picture book in 2003, Freya has worked with writers such as Libby Gleeson, Margaret Wild, Jan Ormerod, Nick Bland and Danny Parker. In 2010, Freya won the UK's most prestigious prize for illustrators, the Kate Greenaway Medal, for her book Harry and Hopper. And in 2015 she did what no other creator has ever done, taking out three CBCA Book of the Year awards in a single year. The Unwilling Twin was shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year in the 2021 CBCA Awards. Freya lives in Orange, New South Wales, with her daughter, Ivy.
Reviews for The Garden of Broken Things
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- There's an old and abandoned house on Ardent Street. The big kids walk past quickly, but Sadie always says hello to it. One day she follows a cat into the yard, and the older kids follow Sadie, and they find it is full of broken and twisted things – but Sadie finds an old woman. She tells her about her friends, and reads to her, and the woman listens.
Blackwood's illustrations are soft, evocative and differ in perspective, as is her style, and there is a touch of mystery in the story – is the woman real? (The titlepage might give a clue!) What is important is the gift of her garden, and the gift of sharing... Ages 4-6. Lindy
