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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)
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[Review] The Concrete Garden
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 2023 single work picture book
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[Review] The Concrete Garden
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 2023 single work picture book
Awards
- 2024 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Early Childhood
- 2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Books
- 2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
- 2024 longlisted Yoto Carnegies Library Association Awards (UK) CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Awards — Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration