The night gardener the fan brothers7/2/2023 ![]() ![]() The illustrations, rendered in graphite and digitally colored, tell the story in this inspiring picture book, which invites close study and deep thinking about creativity and community. ![]() Although the gardener moves on, William and the residents of Grimloch Lane are forever changed by his work. Under the light of the full moon, the Night Gardener invites William to work alongside him together, they fill Grimloch Park with leafy sculptures. After a day-long celebration under a dragon-shaped tree, William spots and follows someone unfamiliar. Crowds gather on the streets and grow in size as the residents begin to take action, sprucing up their homes and forging new connections with one another. With each passing night an additional tree is transformed – a cat, a rabbit, a parakeet and an elephant appear. William wakes the following day to find his owl represented in topiary art the tree beside his window has magically changed overnight. In the opening spreads, readers meet William, who uses a stick to sketch an owl on the ground. ![]() In their picture book debut, the Fan Brothers introduce to this setting a magical gardener who becomes a catalyst for this community’s rejuvenation. The houses that line it are unkempt and the people who stroll the cracked sidewalks do so with their heads down and their shoulders slumped. Published in 2016 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersĢ017 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children Honor Book Written and Illustrated by Terry and Eric Fan ![]()
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