Timo's garden

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Timo's garden

Title:

Timo's garden

Author:

Allenby, Victoria, 1989- author.

Griffiths, Dean, 1967- illustrator.

Summary:

"At first, the Great, Green Garden Tour sounds like a lot of fun. Before long, though, young rabbit Timo starts to find that it's a lot of pressure. Can he really call his garden "great?" Maybe it needs one little change, or a few, or a lot. Anxious to make his garden measure up, Timo forgets to take time out for anyone else. Luckily, his friends know just how to remind him of the value of being there for others: by being there for him when he needs it most."--Publisher's description.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

46 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm.

Genre:

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Subject Term:

Rabbits -- Juvenile fiction.

Animals -- Juvenile fiction.

Gardens -- Juvenile fiction.

Gardening -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Griffiths, Dean, 1967-

Publisher:

Pajama Press,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9781927485842

Publication Information:

Toronto, Ontario : Pajama Press, 2015.

Call Number:

JR ALLENBY

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When Timo signs up for the Great, Green Garden Tour, he feels pressure to make his garden "great" and neglects his friends to work in it. When his friends help him avoid a disaster, he realizes his friendships are more important than pride in his garden

At first, the Great, Green Garden Tour sounds like a lot of fun. Before long, though, young rabbit Timo starts to find that it's a lot of pressure. Can he really call his garden "great?" Maybe it needs one little change...or a few...or a lot.

Anxious to make his garden measure up, Timo forgets to take time out for anyone else. Luckily, his friends know just how to remind him of the value of being there for others: by being there for him when he needs it most.

In musical prose filled with word play and whimsy, Victoria Allenby invites young readers to come along as Timo sets to work with a skip and a song, meets trouble with a sniff and a sigh, and triumphs with a smile that's as bright as the sun. Dean Griffiths' charming illustrations are both classic and fresh, infusing each animal character with personality and life. Complete with an illustrated glossary of flowers, this beautifully-designed early reader might just be worthy of the word "great."

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-4-When the Great, Green Garden Tour is announced in Timo's village, his friends suggest that he enter his own garden. The young rabbit begins making preparations by weeding and tidying but is concerned that he won't be finished in a week. Firm on his commitment to the garden tour, Timo skips a trip to the lake, a tennis match, and other excursions with his friends. As the big day grows closer, Timo's anxiety builds and he no longer enjoys the company of his irises and gentians. Unpredictable forces arise, and the green-thumbed rabbit's friends come to his rescue. This lovely early chapter book presents the theme of friendship while also tackling life's challenges in a comfortable manner. Griffiths's detailed, full-color renditions of the animal characters bring life to the residents of Toadstool Corners. The finely illustrated "Glossary of Flowers" on the final pages is an ideal introduction for budding horticulturists. VERDICT A charming addition to early chapter book collections.-Claire Moore, Darien Library, CT © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Allenby (Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That) and Griffiths (Bad Pirate) explore the perils of perfectionism, following a rabbit named Timo through a week's worth of gardening, as he tries to make it perfect for an upcoming garden tour. Allenby laces her story with alliteration and wordplay ("Gently, he planted some ginger. Gingerly, he planted some gentians"), and Griffiths's color illustrations further add to the cozy atmosphere-there's a whiff of The Wind in the Willows in the dapper outfits he gives the animal characters. It's impossible to miss the message ("I could have tended my friends instead of my garden," Timo realizes, after a rainstorm ruins a week's worth of work), but the easy camaraderie and old-fashioned gentility among these friends exert plenty of charm. Ages 5-8. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Excerpts

On Monday Timo hopped to it with a wiggle and a giggle.He weeded and he watered.He hoed and he hauled.Soon the roses seemed rosier. The sunflowers looked sunnier. The marigolds were more merry.The garden looked good. But it was not quite great. Maybe that bush would look better over there, Timo thought. He picked up his spade.Just then, Hedgewick poked his snout over the gate."Great garden!" he said. "Can I take a little parsley?""Of course, said Timo, digging in his spade. Soil scrunched. Gravel crunched. Hedgewick munched a parsley sprig. "You should come over for lunch," he said. "I am making spinach cakes."Timo paused. Hedgewick made the best spinach cakes. But there was so much he wanted to do for his garden."Not today," he said. "I only have six days to get ready for the tour." Excerpted from Timo's Garden by Victoria Allenby All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.