The Garden is Open [Hardcover]

Pamela Pease (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0966943309 | ISBN-13: 978-0966943306 | Edition: 1

The charming story of two sisters and their magnificent Southern garden. Each year when the garden is in full bloom, the twins put up a sign announcing "The Garden is Open" and plan a party to celebrate spring. Based on a true story, the book communicates the joy a garden can bring both to those who create and those who share its beauty. The Garden is Open contains a pop-up page and a tiny packet of seeds from the sisters' garden. It is truly a book for all seasons that readers of all ages will enjoy.

Editorial Reviews

Review

". . .in the pages of Pam Pease's picture book, it's always spring." -- The Chapel Hill News July 30, 1999

"The bright colors and simple shapes . . . translate the brilliance of a garden in bloom to the pages of a book." -- The News & Observer, April 24, 1999

About the Author

PAMELA PEASE is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture and Art, and received a Master of Arts in Illustration from Syracuse University. Her experience includes twenty years as a designer, business owner and children's book lover.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Paintbox Press; 1 edition (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966943309
• ISBN-13: 978-0966943306
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,861,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A garden blooms among the pages of this pop-up book, June 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Garden is Open (Hardcover)

This charming book is based upon the true story of two 80-ish twins living in the historic "Gimghoul" neighborhood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For 50+ years, the twin sisters have tended their garden. Each Spring, when the garden is ready for guests, the sisters hang a small wooden sign which states "the garden is open" on their gate. Hundreds of visitors stroll their garden paths, ask for advice, and sometimes return home with a cutting or a handful of seeds. Author Pamela Pease has done a fine job in sharing this wonderful story in this beautifully executed pop-up. Her illustrations are childlike and bold; a pop-up of the sisters' house and garden "blooms" amidst the pages, and a packet of seeds from the garden is tucked into the back. For gardeners (and children) of all ages!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A garden blooms among the pages of this pop-up book, June 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Garden is Open (Hardcover)

This charming book is based upon the true story of two 80-ish twins living in the historic "Gimghoul" neighborhood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For 50+ years, the twin sisters have tended their garden. Each Spring, when the garden is ready for guests, the sisters hang a small wooden sign which states "the garden is open" on their gate. Hundreds of visitors stroll their garden paths, ask for advice, and sometimes return home with a cutting or a handful of seeds. Author Pamela Pease has done a fine job in sharing this wonderful story in this beautifully executed pop-up. Her illustrations are childlike and bold; a pop-up of the sisters' house and garden "blooms" amidst the pages, and a packet of seeds from the garden is tucked into the back. For gardeners (and children) of all ages!