The Invisible Garden

By Valérie Picard and Marianne Ferrer

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Release date: Apr 9, 2019
• ISBN: 9781459822122

Valérie Picard

Valérie Picard is the artistic director at the Quebec publishing house Monsieur Ed. After obtaining a diploma in visual arts and a degree in anthropology, she fell in love with children's literature. Her book Le jardin invisible was a finalist for the Prix des Libraires in the Jeunesses category. Valérie lives in Montreal.

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