Cover Image: The Flower Garden

The Flower Garden

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3.5 stars
As such a short graphic novel, I felt like this book should have been longer. There were some important issues like standing up for yourself and being safe that as children are really important.
The 2 main characters Tess and Anna are best friends, but they don't always have the same idea of what is the best thing to do. When they plant flowers, shrink and meet little gnome May, one the girls thinks that following her anywhere without thought is the best thing to do, and the other one would like to be a little more cautious about their choices. She ends up standing up for herself which I think it a very important part of this book.
The artwork is absolutely adorable, but this being an arc, it was black and white instead of color which took away from how beautiful the artwork actually is but I understand!
This is definitely a very cute graphic novel for younger children with great lessons to learn!

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This was a sweet and short story that I enjoyed reading. While I adored the vivid illustrations, the story felt flat and the world buidling wasn't done well. Young children will surely be enthralled by this book though.

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This is a short and sweet story about adventure and daydreaming. As well as how important friendship is! Great children's read.
The sample color page at the beginning is beautiful as I imagine the published book will be as well.

**Thank you to ABRAMS Kids and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.**

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This short, easy graphic novels packs a lot of fun! Two friends plants some seeds to grow flowers for the bees. When they fall asleep they are shrunken to the size of bugs, and find themselves making friends with a gnome. The ending will make you wonder what was real and what was all part of a dream. The art is really nice, and the peek we got at the full colors shows it'll be bright and fun. The text is easy to read, with text bubbles with white space and a nice font. Very cute story!

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I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a wonderful book. And the pictures are fantastic!

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