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y separately published work icon The Concrete Garden single work   picture book   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 The Concrete Garden
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'After a cold, dark winter, doors opened. Children spilled out like sweets from a box. Amanda was last one out of the tower block. She brought some chalk with her. On every inch of the concrete outside, the children drew pictures of everything they could think of, from flowers and snails, to spaceships and queens. Before long, a beautiful and exotic garden spread out across the concrete.

'From master storyteller Bob Graham comes a charming, and gently post-pandemic story about finding optimism after a dark spell, and the nurturing power of community friendships in an urban setting. The Concrete Garden will resonate with anyone who has been apart from their loved ones, and will encourage us all to find the brightness and colour within ourselves.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2023 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      •  Published 29 August 2023

      ISBN: 9781529512649

Works about this Work

[Review] The Concrete Garden Sarah Ellis , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November - December vol. 99 no. 6 2023; (p. 57-58)

— Review of The Concrete Garden Bob Graham , 2023 single work picture book
[Review] The Concrete Garden Sarah Ellis , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , November - December vol. 99 no. 6 2023; (p. 57-58)

— Review of The Concrete Garden Bob Graham , 2023 single work picture book
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