What makes Eddie's garden grow? Earth, rain, sun and all sorts of creatures, of course! Eddie's garden is magnificent, from his stringy bean house to his tall sunflowers. How Eddie's garden grows and develops is clearly told in this gentle story with lively characters and colourful illustrations. The book includes full information on growing a garden like Eddie's in a home garden or even indoors.
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The contrast between the older boy, looking out curiously at the world, manipulating and changing it, and the me-centred toddler is beautifully done... There are some useful tips for budding gardeners at the back of the book (Independent on Sunday )
Garland has done her homework, and there are hard facts to substantiate her story, woven through the text, in the detail of the warm-hearted illustrations, and in an appendix adults will find helpful in supporting their curriculum planning (Guardian )
Sarah Garland never lets her educational message get in the way of an engaging story (Nursery World )
Offers plenty of information in a gentle, accessible way. (Early Years Educator )
Garland has done her homework, and there are hard facts to substantiate her story, woven through the text, in the detail of the warm-hearted illustrations, and in an appendix adults will find helpful in supporting their curriculum planning (Guardian )
Sarah Garland never lets her educational message get in the way of an engaging story (Nursery World )
Offers plenty of information in a gentle, accessible way. (Early Years Educator )
About the Author
Sarah Garland is a much-loved author/illustrator who has published more than 40 books. The daughter of a publisher and illustrator, she trained as a typographer at the London College of Printing. She has written many books for children, and also books for adults on herbs and their uses. During her childhood in the New Forest and in recent years she has concentrated on growing a very wide variety of herbs to use in her kitchen, and to treat minor ailments. She lives in Chedworth, Gloucestershire. Her books for Frances Lincoln are Eddie's Garden and Eddie's Kitchen; Going to Playschool, Doing the Garden, Going Swimming, Coming to Tea, Doing the Shopping, Doing Christmas, Having a Picnic and Doing the Washing; Billy and Belle; Dashing Dog; Splash and Zoom.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
anyone looking for a book to interest small children in gardening should look at this lovely book, which tells how a mother and child plant a garden from seed, and also gives advice about good plants to try.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By H. Jones
Format:Paperback
Helpful in that one of my boys is named Eddie, but nevertheless the subject matter and way the tale was told was enough to persuade my 4 yr old that gardening is quite fun after all. Very gentle humour with the toddler, Lily continually trying to eat worms and soil: so true to life!
After having read the book my 4 yr old was suddenly interested in worms and soil and digging - no other book has sparked his interest in the same way.
Really good ideas about what to plant and how (especially a bean wigwam) and notes at the end to help parents with planing a veggie plot, but also realistic in realising not every garden has a large swathe of earth that can be dug up as in Eddie's Garden.
What I really liked too was that Eddie has good ideas that his mother adopts showing a respect for the child and that they too can contribute and are not always just doing what the adults suggest.
There is quite an obvious one-parent-family slant to the book for adults, but equally the father figure may just be away at work for those who don't wish to deal on that aspect of it. My eldest certainly didn't even question it.
Lovely illustrations and a really good read. I'd say suitable for a book loving 3yr old +. My 2 yr old certainly won't sit through it, but my 4 yr old loves it.
After having read the book my 4 yr old was suddenly interested in worms and soil and digging - no other book has sparked his interest in the same way.
Really good ideas about what to plant and how (especially a bean wigwam) and notes at the end to help parents with planing a veggie plot, but also realistic in realising not every garden has a large swathe of earth that can be dug up as in Eddie's Garden.
What I really liked too was that Eddie has good ideas that his mother adopts showing a respect for the child and that they too can contribute and are not always just doing what the adults suggest.
There is quite an obvious one-parent-family slant to the book for adults, but equally the father figure may just be away at work for those who don't wish to deal on that aspect of it. My eldest certainly didn't even question it.
Lovely illustrations and a really good read. I'd say suitable for a book loving 3yr old +. My 2 yr old certainly won't sit through it, but my 4 yr old loves it.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A reader
Format:Hardcover
My two young boys LOVE Sarah Garland books, and I have searched high and low to purchase the other books she has written (sadly they are hard to find). We were then glad to find this newer story about two children and their mother starting up a small vegetable patch in their small town/suburban looking back graden. It is typical of Graland's style with interesting and conversation starting pictures. Often enough with her other books (which have very little words) I would invent longer stories interwoven with her pictures and give people names etc, here the story is written out fully. Interesting starting point for children learning about planting seeds, watching them grow, about bugs which help our plants (ie. lady birds) and bugs which don't (slugs). Story culminates with Grandad visiting and being overcome by the brilliance of their small garden and then the picnic they prepare and share with their home grown produce.
Garland's books would be ideal for single parent families as the ' father figure' is absent from all of her books that we have read.
Garland's books would be ideal for single parent families as the ' father figure' is absent from all of her books that we have read.
By squirtle
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a teaching assistant in EYFS, we used this story as an adult focus, it encompassed our topic for this term (mini beasts) and also last terms (growth). The kids loved it, especially lily, Eddies little sister. A great book, you must purchase. Plus as growing tips in it too, so covers older kids too.
By Ann Moate
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought for a six-year-old boy called Eddie, whose family now have an allotment, as well as their garden in which he grew his own plants, so it's very appropriate. His twin sister and younger brother also enjoy this book, which I have renewed many times from the public library. They particularly laugh at the younger sister's antics (almost eating worms, etc).
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Pucca84
Format:Paperback
If the writer stuck to one style instead of adding in the random baby babble then it might have got an extra star from me.
I was disappointed really as the story didn't really seem to go anywhere and was quite windy and long winded. The random baby babble as I said really irritated me. My little boy had totally lost interest by half way through the book which is unlike him.
He totally loves the Charlie and Lola book, he loves anything to do with planting seeds, this just wasn't for us!
I was disappointed really as the story didn't really seem to go anywhere and was quite windy and long winded. The random baby babble as I said really irritated me. My little boy had totally lost interest by half way through the book which is unlike him.
He totally loves the Charlie and Lola book, he loves anything to do with planting seeds, this just wasn't for us!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for a friend's 5 year old for his birthday. He is gardening mad, and this was the perfect book for him. It had a lovely story, fantastic pictures, and useful tips at the back for planting your own plants and vegetables. Brilliant! I would definitely buy this in the future for other friend's children, even those who are not so keen on gardening yet!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By E. Cannon
Format:Paperback
What a great book for all sorts of reasons. As a Reception teacher I look for books that are well written, beautifully illustrated and enjoyable for my class and me to read. This fits the bill!
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