Muted colors in highly detailed illustration depict the impact of the creative gardener on the townspeople as they enjoy the outdoors. A treat, with artwork worth lingering over. The Night Gardener Eric Fan Terry Fan A town transforms from dreary to delighted when a night gardener provides a new topiary to be seen each day. Though the gardener leaves soon after and the trees revert to normal as the seasons change, the town thrives, as will William, it seems clear. One night, William spots the gardener, follows him, and gets a topiary lesson. Something good.' A topiary parrot appears, an elephant, a magnificent dragon townspeople of varying ages and ethnicities rejoice, and the spreads take on livelier hues. The town, initially rendered in gray pencil, shows a blush of color as people gather to marvel: 'Something was happening on Grimloch Lane. Eric and Terry Fans 'The Night Gardener' is.' Lane Baptista Mansbach on Instagram: 'We got this book as a gift from a old family friend. In the morning, the man's artistry is revealed: the tree has been shaped into an owl like the one William has drawn. 1 2018 by Eric Fan Terry Fan (Author) 637 ratings Kindle Edition 11.99 Read with Our Free App Library binding 25.77 1 New from 25.77 Paperback 16.29 4 Used from 9.44 6 New from 11.45 Language English Publisher Frances Lincoln Childrens Publication date Jan. After dark, readers see the stranger at work with his shears in a tree in front of the building.

William, an orphan, sits glumly in front of his orphanage scratching an owl in the dirt as a stranger walks by. Brothers Terry and Eric Fan set their first story in a dreary town and imagine what happens when it is transformed by a gardener's skill.

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